Investment Insight Spring 2025
A Cloud of Uncertainty The rhetorical tautology, “Predictions are difficult, especially about the future” may feel particularly relevant today.1 The start of 2025 has been marked by low visibility, with two events casting a cloud of uncertainty over investor sentiment: the launch of DeepSeek’s AI platform—claiming to be a significantly lower-cost model—and U.S. President Trump […]
April Market Insights: Embracing a Multipolar World
April Market Insights: Embracing a Multipolar World April 8, 2025 Unlocking a new golden era for investors “The condition of man … is a condition of war of everyone against everyone;” yet, by the mutual agreement of sovereign powers, peace may be obtained, and the benefits of order secured. – Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan (1651) Download […]
March Market Insights: From Trump’s Demands to Canada’s Destiny
March Market Insights: From Trump’s Demands to Canada’s Destiny March 6, 2025 Charting a new course in a shifting world order “A statesman must wait and listen until he hears the steps of God sounding through events; then leap up and grasp the hem of his garment.” – Otto von Bismarck Download this PDF here. […]
February Market Insights: From Extremes To Centre
In our fast-paced world, we often overlook the long arc of evolution. With a new administration set to take control in Washington, it’s timely to reflect on the evolution of the U.S. dollar.
January Market Insights: The Digital Gold Rush
In our fast-paced world, we often overlook the long arc of evolution. With a new administration set to take control in Washington, it’s timely to reflect on the evolution of the U.S. dollar.
Investment Insight – Winter 2025
Quarterly Investment Insights – Winter Read the full article here.
December Market Insights: A Year In Review
As we reflect on the market journey from late 2023 to the present and look ahead to 2025, the resilience and dynamism of the global …
November Market Insights: Money For Nothing
The Illusion of Easy Wealth in Today’s Economy “That ain’t workin’ that’s the way you do it; Money for nothing and your chicks for free.” …
October Market Insights: The Great Delusion
As we emerge from the shadow of COVID-19, a narrative of robust economic recovery has taken hold. Yet, beneath this veneer of stability lies a disconcerting truth; the fundamental issues that plagued the global economy before the pandemic remain largely unresolved. French critic and journalist Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr’s adage resonates deeply with our current economic landscape.
August Market Insights: Trump’s Fiscal Frenzy
At this very moment, the U.S. faces a fiscal predicament which urgently calls for proactive measures following the 2024 presidential election. The nation’s mounting debt crisis demands immediate attention, yet neither party has outlined a clear strategy to address this pressing issue. This election cycle has had no shortage of historic events, from the attempted assassination of Former President and Republican Nominee Donald Trump to Vice President Kamala Harris replacing President Joe Biden as the Democratic Nominee. Yet the underlying fiscal dilemma, if left unaddressed, risks triggering an economic crisis that even Wall Street may be underestimating—dismissing U.S. debt concerns as mere cautionary tales.