Dow at One Million?

When the Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow) crossed a new high of 40,000 in May, it achieved a milestone that appeared implausible given recent popular sentiment. Just two years earlier, central banks were still on the path of aggressively hiking rate to curb inflation. Gloomy equity market forecasts abounded. Fast forward to today, and interest […]

Perspectives on Stock Market Concentration

As the “Magnificent 7” stocks – Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Tesla – surged to start 2024, there has been much discussion about their growing concentration in the U.S. equity markets. By the start of February, their combined market capitalization represented one-third of the S&P 500 Index, with a value that would make […]

Investing Within Your Corporation

Capital Gains

For business owners or incorporated practitioners that generate surplus funds not required to meet personal lifestyle needs or the needs of the business or practice, the question becomes how to maximize the value of these funds? As personal marginal tax rates can be significant, does it make sense to simply invest the surplus funds within […]

Are You Overlooking The Tax-Free Opportunity?

There are few “gifts” that the government gives us, and the Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) is one of them. The opportunity to invest and grow funds on tax-free basis over a lifetime should not be overlooked. Yet, the latest statistics reveal that many high-net-worth (HNW) individuals are not taking full advantage. The 2024 TFSA statistics […]