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2022 is the Year for Dividend Growers to Shine
2022 has had a turbulent start following a 29% gain for the S&P 500 and a 25% up year for the S&P/TSX Composite in 2021.
Senior Loans: Income and Stability as Rates Rise
In a time of rising interest rates, duration (a measure of interest rate risk) is a key characteristic to consider when examining fixed income asset classes.
ALPHA GENERATING OPPORTUNITIES USING SINGLE COUNTRY ETFS
Head of Platform and Institutional ETF Distribution at Franklin Templeton, Bobby Eng looks at how single-country ETFs can be an important tool for investors seeking greater diversification in their portfolios.
The Stage is Set for Europe
European equities have held up better than their U.S. peers during the recent market pullback. Year-to-date, the STOXX 600 Index has dropped less than the S&P 500 Index, while the FTSE 100 Index has actually seen a positive return.
Un-Yielding Duration & What To Do About It
On September 30, 1981 the 10-year US Treasury yield peaked at 15.8%, turned a corner, and began its 40+ year descent to sub-1% levels. Looking back it’s hard to believe that in 1981 the U.S. Treasury (the safest credit in the world) had to pay almost twice as much to borrow funds as the riskiest corporate borrower does in 2022.
Investing in Healthcare - A Thematic Approach
Global demand for healthcare continues to rise given demographics (aging global population and increasingly longer life spans) and economic growth. Innovation in the sector plays a key role in improving the health of the world’s population.
Using Low Volatility to Hedge Market Sells Offs
The market has experienced one of the most turbulent starts to the year in recent history. The S&P 500 had the worst start since 2009 and the NASDAQ had the worst January in over 30 years.
Be Greedy When Others Are Fearful – Is it Time to Buy Tech?
The NASDAQ is currently experiencing its worst start in the past 30 years, down 14.7% year-to-date as of January 27th.
2022 Equity Market Outlook: Back to Normal?
What will 2022 look like? Let’s start with the obvious. It will be difficult for stock market returns in 2022 to keep up the blistering pace of 2021. Looking forward, even new COVID variants are unlikely to derail the tapering of Quantitative Easing all around the world.
À quoi ressemblera 2022? Commençons par une évidence : en 2022, les marchés boursiers auront du mal à produire des rendements au même rythme fulgurant qu’en 2021. Même en présence de nouveaux variants de la COVID, on risque d’observer dans un proche avenir un repli des assouplissements quantitatifs partout dans le monde.
ETF YEAR-END DISTRIBUTIONS - A PRIMER ON HOW ETFS DIFFER FROM MUTUAL FUND DISTRIBUTIONS
In the investment world, there are certain things that are standard. Like the changing of the leaves, or the first frost of winter, asset management firms announcing their year-end tax estimates is something you come to expect.
Dans le monde des placements, certaines choses sont considérées comme normales. Tout comme on s’attend au changement des couleurs en automne ou à la première gelée en hiver, on s’attend à ce que les sociétés de placement annoncent leurs estimations fiscales de fin d’exercice.