Investments

2010: A year of higher expectations, caution

For financial advisors and their clients, the crucible test in the year ahead will be the extent to which financial markets provide decent portfolio returns. In order to do this, I feel it is important to take a broad view of the economy and financial markets and to discuss the conditions around which markets might […]

By Peter Drake |January 18, 2010

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P.M. market numbers: January 18, 2009

The Toronto stock market started the trading week off positive Monday, led by higher commodity and financial stocks. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 65.17 points to 11,750.54 after a lukewarm start to the U.S. quarterly earnings season and moves by China to cool its economy had pushed the main index down more than two […]

By Staff |January 18, 2010

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PowerShares launched as mutual funds

• Visit the Advisor.ca ETF Centre One of the world’s largest exchange traded fund providers, PowerShares has launched in Canada — not as an ETF, but as a suite of corporate class mutual funds wrapped around an underlying ETF. Advisors are clearly the target market for the new product launch by Invesco Trimark, which brings […]

By Mark Noble |January 15, 2010

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A.M. market numbers: January 15, 2010

The Toronto stock market headed for a lower open as oil prices fell on concerns about reduced demand and a stronger U.S. dollar. The Canadian dollar was down 0.29 of a cent to 97.42 cents US. U.S. futures also pointed to a negative open despite an earnings report from chip giant Intel Corp. after the […]

By Staff |January 15, 2010

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