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Wild market swings make planning and safe havens important for investors

May 2, 2025 No Comments

Stock markets have taken a wild ride in recent weeks as U.S. President Donald Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs have created massive uncertainty for companies and the economy at large.

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Amid market turbulence, money managers lean on defensive bets

April 23, 2025 No Comments

Faced with the extreme market turbulence of the past week, money managers are staying the course and relying on their long-term investment strategies while also looking for opportunities amid the panic.

Trump retreats from global tariff plan, but Canada gets no relief

April 9, 2025 No Comments

In a stunning about-face, U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 90-day suspension of his sweeping new “reciprocal” tariffs on most nations—but not on Canada.

Tariffs, tech, and Tesla: What’s driving the current market chaos

April 7, 2025 No Comments

What a week we saw in the markets. Weeks like this are only rivalled by a few moments in history—the COVID-19 meltdown in 2020, the Global Financial Crisis in 2008, and the tech wreck in 2001.

Canada spared from Trump’s new import tariffs, but auto sector still faces 25% levy

April 2, 2025 No Comments

Canada has avoided the brunt of a sweeping new round of U.S. tariffs announced today by U.S. President Donald Trump, who unveiled a blanket 10% levy on all imports—excluding only Canada and Mexico under the USMCA trade pact.

Tariffs are sending markets on a wild ride. Here’s advice for young investors

March 25, 2025 No Comments

Wild swings in the stock market can be difficult to stomach for many investors, let alone young Canadians who are just starting their investing journey.

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