by Seun Adeyemi | Feb 10, 2016 | Investing
It’s been another roller coast ride in the markets for investors this week. The Loonie and TSX finished the week up as a result of rebounding oil prices, after taking a nosedive earlier in the week. If you’re using the classic “buy and hold” strategy with your...
by Seun Adeyemi | Feb 2, 2016 | Investing
To say the markets got off to a rough start in the first month of the year would be the understatement of the century. After the S&P 500 had its worst five trading days dating back to the 1950’s, many investors panicked and sold. While volatility can be a scary...
by Seun Adeyemi | Jan 26, 2016 | Debt Management, Investing
The Bank of Canada (BoC) is standing pat on interest rates; this announcement was made last week Wednesday. Canada’s central bank is leaving the overnight lending rate at 0.5 percent. While some economists speculated that another rate cut was possible, the BoC seems...
by Seun Adeyemi | Jan 11, 2016 | Investing
As an investor, it’s not difficult to read the headlines from the last week and get spooked. The week started out with the Chinese stock market taking a nosedive due to lackluster manufacturing data, which caused other global markets to pull back as well, this not...
by Seun Adeyemi | Sep 3, 2015 | Investing
During a stretch of six trading sessions, from August 20th to the 28th inclusive, the average daily swing in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (high-low) was 607.59 points, 1089.42 points on the 24th alone. That’s not just volatility, that’s Don Cherry’s wardrobe. One...
by Seun Adeyemi | Aug 24, 2015 | Investing
The stock market works like a Biblical story, but in reverse: First it loses its strength, THEN it takes a haircut. We’ve seen sign of (relative) strength dissipation for several months. And If you have been reading our commentary on a monthly basis, you would know...
