After equity markets continued to reach new highs in 2025, there have been renewed concerns about elevated valuations. Are stock prices outpacing underlying fundamentals, or is there still room to run? Many factors influence market performance—government policies, geopolitical events, economic growth, inflation, interest rates and even the headlines. Yet over
Happy 2026! If improving your financial well-being is on your list of New Year’s resolutions, a great place to start is with your estate plan. A comprehensive plan ensures your assets are distributed according to your wishes, while helping to maximize the legacy you leave behind. If you already have
It is the end of an era: after 60 years at the helm, one of the world’s most closely watched investors has stepped down as CEO. Very few people stay in one role for six decades. For context, the median tenure with a single employer dropped to 3.9 years in
The baton is being passed “The history of markets is one of overreaction in both directions.” – Peter Bernstein Download this PDF here. When the cycle breaks History does not move in straight lines. Markets ricochet between excess and restraint in violent cycles, a truth American economist Peter Bernstein hammered
Why Trump’s policies will power America’s financial supremacy in a multipolar era “The report of my death was an exaggeration.” – Mark Twain Download this PDF here. Rumours of the U.S. dollar’s decline are as persistent as they are exaggerated. In 2025, one fact stands out: The global U.S. dollar
Fuller’s energy-intelligence fusion, McLuhan’s tool-building refrain, and in search of the Holy Grail “Wealth is the product of energy times intelligence: energy turned into artifacts that advantage human life.” – attributed to Buckminster Fuller Download this PDF here. Wealth is the product of energy times intelligence: energy channeled into artifacts
A recent Globe & Mail article highlighted an oft-overlooked estate planning risk: the lost will. In the case of Finsant Estate (2024),1 a will prepared in 2001 named the deceased’s grand-niece as the sole beneficiary. While the will could not be located, the assumed beneficiary asked the court to enforce
Despite rising living costs, the share of income spent on necessities has declined. In 1976, households spent about 43 percent of their income on shelter, food and clothing. Today, this has fallen to around 35 percent. What has risen is the share we pay to taxes. In 2025, the average
If you’ve eaten fast food recently, you may be surprised by the bill. Thirty years ago, a Big Mac hamburger cost around $2. Today, it is almost four times the price. Over the same period, average family income has risen by 162 percent, while the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the
At a Glance: Perspectives on the Big Tech Bull Market After a summer of considerable market enthusiasm surrounding artificial intelligence (AI), it’s worth taking a step back. Why does AI seem to be advancing so quickly? While it may feel like a recent phenomenon, its roots stretch back to the
Markets rarely linger in equilibrium. The pendulum of sentiment swings between fear and greed, and this year has been no exception. After April’s lows, the S&P surged over 30 percent in just two months, one of the fastest rallies in recent history, while the TSX hit multiple all-time highs. Yet,
A new era for Canada is about to begin “I read in a newspaper that I was to be received with all the honors customarily rendered to a foreign ruler. I am grateful for the honors; but something within me rebelled at that word ‘foreign’. I say this because when
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