Investments

17% of active managers beat TSX last year: SPIVA

Active managers again fell short of their respective benchmarks in 2016, S&P Dow Jones Indices says in its latest SPIVA Canada scorecard. The SPIVA scorecard found the market’s strong run last year caused a majority of active managers in domestic Canadian equities to underperform their respective benchmarks. Just under one-fifth of Canadian equity funds (17.31%) […]

By Staff |April 20, 2017

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The story behind oil market volatility

In March, there was a lot of volatility around the price of oil. Why?

By Sarah Cunningham-Scharf |April 18, 2017

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Should you increase risk or lower return expectations?

How much should you hold in equities relative to fixed income?

By Sam Febbraro |April 17, 2017

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Betting on an EU breakup? Soon, an ETF for that

Want to invest in the breakup of the EU, or Donald Trump’s tax reforms, but don’t know where to start? Soon, it may be as easy as buying an ETF. A Missouri-based firm called Active Weighting Funds ETF Trust has filed a prospectus with the SEC for four thematic ETFs that would gain on shifts […]

By Staff |April 17, 2017

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