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Cresco Summer Favourites

Summer is a time to slow down, spend time with family and friends, and enjoy everything our short Canadian summers have to offer. We asked our team to share some of their favourite things this season, from recipes and local restaurants to travel destinations, books, podcasts, and summer traditions. We

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A Case Study: Why Help a (Grand)Child File a Tax Return?

SUMMER JOB? build rrsp contribution room & a retirement nest egg As the saying goes, “Give the man a fish, and you feed him for a day; teach the man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.” The same principle applies to financial literacy. Small lessons introduced early,

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The Intersection of Oil & Artificial Intelligence

What Jevons Paradox Tells Us About the World Around Us Jevons Effect (Jevons Paradox, “Jee-vons”): An economic theory suggesting that efficiency gains can increase, rather than reduce, total consumption. In 1865, British economist William Jevons observed a seeming paradox with the rise of the steam engine and its effect on

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Helping (Grand)Kids Buy a Home: Five Ways to Structure Support

housing season IS Back in full swing In 2025, 41 percent of first-time homebuyers received down-payment gifts averaging $74,570, highlighting the significant role family members play in helping the next generation enter the housing market.1 For many high-net-worth families, there is value in seeing wealth put to use during one’s

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Stepping Back: The 30,000-Foot Market View

One of the recurring challenges in writing our quarterly commentary is that by the time it reaches publication, parts already feel dated. This feels especially pronounced today as the pace of change appears to be accelerating. After the S&P 500 declined by roughly 10 percent by the end of March,

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June Market Insights: America at 250

Rebirth, not decline “We have not chosen this time.” – Oswald Spengler Download this PDF here. The rebirth has begun America reaches its 250th anniversary not as a fallen hegemon, but as the dominant centre of global hard power, monetary power, and frontier innovation. It still sits astride the world’s

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Sheena Schreiner Recognized as a 2026 “5-Star Advisor” in Canada

We are proud to announce that Cresco’s Sheena Schreiner has been named one of Canada’s 5-Star Advisors by Wealth Professional Magazine Canada, a prestigious national recognition that honours financial advisors who demonstrate exceptional client service and industry expertise. A Recognition Built on Client Experience Unlike many industry rankings that focus

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May Market Insights: Mastery and the Terror Premium

How Epic Fury can deliver a peace dividend “Mastery itself was the prize of the venture.” – Daniel Yergin, on Winston Churchill’s 1913 argument Download this PDF here. Mastery of energy, again Winston Churchill, as first lord of the Admiralty, tied Britain’s fate to Persian oil. United States President Donald

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Highlights from the 2026 Spring Economic Update

Download this article as a PDF. On April 28, 2026, Finance and National Revenue Minister François‑Philippe Champagne released the 2026 Spring Economic Update (the Update). This was the first spring economic update after the federal budget was moved to the fall in 2025. In the absence of a federal budget

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