Investments

Pushing boundaries

This Advisor.ca Special Report is sponsored by: Frontier markets are like promising athletes: catch them young and watch them grow. Glibness aside, these investment options are increasingly attracting forward-thinking managers and investors looking for new opportunities. There is no clear definition of a “frontier” market, but they are widely classified as a sub-set of emerging […]

By Vikram Barhat |May 4, 2010

5 min read

Middle class desires

This Advisor.ca Special Report is sponsored by: So you think you know how to play the emerging markets story? While investing in the Canadian commodities sectors has been touted as a lower risk way of accessing the high-growth emerging markets, there may be another approach. While investing in companies or funds that operate within emerging […]

By Laura Busch |May 4, 2010

6 min read

HNW Canadians remain uncertain

The depths of the market decline are well behind us, and yet there is a certain unease among Canadian high-net worth investors, according to a recent study by BlackRock Inc. The survey found 56% are still unsure of where to place their money. “High-net-worth investors are seen as trendsetters yet we found they have as […]

By Steven Lamb |May 4, 2010

2 min read

A.M. market data for May 4, 2010

North American markets Back to Top Open Change YTD Dow Jones 11,151.83 +143.22 or +1.30% +6.94% S&P 500 1,202.26 +15.57 or +1.31% +7.82% NASDAQ 2,498.74 +37.55 or +1.53% +10.12% TSX 12,196.51 -14.19 or -0.12% +3.87% International markets Back to Top Open Change YTD Nikkei 11,057.40 Closed +4.84% Hang Seng 20,763.05 -48.31 or -0.23% -4.85% SENSEX […]

By Staff |May 4, 2010

1 min read