Daily Archives: January 8, 2014

QE lift leaves the Loonie

The commodities super cycle and Canada’s rock solid (rocks and trees that is)economy were two of the greatest stories ever sold to the investing public over the past decade. And the Canadian dollar was a huge benefactor as capital flows … Continue reading

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2013 returns in perspective

There is no doubt that some major developed ecomomies saw stellar equity gains in 2013. But careful risk management does not place all capital eggs in one asset type, and as shown in the chart below, most other asset classes–like … Continue reading

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Frontline: “To Catch a Trader”

As with Madoff’s Ponzi scheme and all the many other financial scams in human history, it takes criminal directors as well as willing followers(clients), aiders and abetters in order for crimes to be perpetrated. Frontline goes inside the hunt that … Continue reading

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