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$10.5 trillion in corporate debt is epic opportunity in the making

Posted on March 18, 2021 by Danielle Park

It’s not just small businesses that have piled on debt during the pandemic; as explained below, publicly traded companies have issued record ‘IOUs’ to income-desperate buyers over the past year.  Corporate debt prices rise and then fall with equity markets … Continue reading →

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The unending Canadian housing boom?

Posted on March 16, 2021 by Danielle Park

The average rate on a common fixed-rate mortgage in Canada was a record-low 1.97 percent at the end of 2020.  This, along with taxpayer-backing that enables minimal down payments, has helped propel Candian home prices and household debt to world-leading … Continue reading →

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No market for sober thinkers

Posted on March 15, 2021 by Danielle Park

Market pricing is driven by irrational impulses when math and risk-assessment have no place in the allocation decisions being made.  The present financial climate is a textbook episode where sober thinking is decried as out of step and worse. With … Continue reading →

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