While the award-winning macroeconomists in the steerage section are forecasting market meltdown and a 50% plop in stocks, that’s not going to happen. Oil will undoubtedly go up. Inflation jitters may ...

When clients ask for my best Trump hedge, emerging markets usually top the list. First, the US dollar. While currency forecasting is notoriously difficult, it’s fair to say that the US dollar didn’t ...

On Bay Street, big banker bonuses flow as quarterly profits gush. On Main Street, meh. It’s no secret wealth continues to flow up, not down. All the banks just sailed past analysts’ expectations with ...

It’s a privilege being old. Too many people never make it that far. But it ends. For everyone. The finish line comes. When you croak, the worries and stress end. Not for those left behind, however.

Gold is also benefitting from inflation concerns, as well as insulation from Trump. Data last week showed underlying inflation is sticky, and expected to rise. So maybe the Fed won’t be dropping rates ...

Canadians aged 18 and older can contribute to a TFSA each year up to the annual maximum. The initial contribution limit in 2009 was $5,000, and for this year it was set at $7,000. In total, the ...

Time to get real about your personal finances, given what may be coming. We all know the threats. It’s a dodgy world at the moment and the best way to insulate yourself is to either become a nun or a ...

Tomorrow’s inflation report’s expected to be a yawner. Stuck in the mid-2% range. The central bank won’t be jacking or hacking rates for a while. Maybe all year. The housing market will sit on life ...

The nation’s second-largest but most self-absorbed housing market tanked last month. You can’t blame the auto sector. There isn’t one. You can’t fault a populist, pugilistic, Trump-baiting government ...

It’s called ‘recency bias’ which means thinking what’s happening now will happen in the future. Perhaps forever. For sure next year. Here’s the nerdy definition: “a cognitive, memory-based phenomenon ...