Each week, our team publishes a blog and webcast.
Buying stock on margin occurs when you borrow money to purchase securities. It’s called leverage because it magnifies your results in both directions. Warren Buffett has said “if you’re smart, you don’t need it; if you’re dumb, you shouldn’t use it.” For example, imagine you have $100,000 of your own money to invest but you […]
Asset bubbles occur when speculation and emotion drive prices far beyond their fundamental value. With the S&P 500 delivering double-digit gains in 2023, 2024, and 2025, it’s easy to see why some assume we’re in one today. While every bubble has its own backstory, they all follow a familiar pattern. Here are some of the […]
Health insurer UnitedHealth Group (“UNH”) has been one of the best performing stocks so far this year. However, it hasn’t been a straight line up. Following the release of a disastrous quarterly earnings report in April 2025, the market overreacted by crashing the stock price almost 30% in a matter of weeks, marking it a […]
Drivers in the Greater Toronto Area got a rude awakening at the pumps yesterday. Thanks to escalating geopolitical tensions in Iran, gas prices spiked by 8 cents per litre overnight, pushing the average price for regular fuel up to roughly $1.73 per litre, leaving many motorists feeling gouged at the pumps. Since the conflict in […]
Many have said “bull markets don’t die of old age; central bankers kill them.” The conventional wisdom is that once rates start to head higher, stocks are less attractive because the cost of borrowing becomes more expensive and investors are offered an income-producing alternative by the bond market. However, history says they are wrong. The […]
SpaceX shares made their long anticipated debut to the public market on Friday, June 12. The demand was unprecedented. Not only was it the largest offering in history after raising over $75 billion, but brokerage firm Charles Schwab also said it was the fifth most active day in their company’s 50-year history. SpaceX’s pre-open price […]
Yes, Canadian banks are trading at valuation multiples unseen in years. However, comparing these multiples to their historical valuations may not make all that much sense. The banking industry has changed drastically over the years. Decades ago, banks were mostly just mortgage lenders. They would take in deposits from savers, keep a very small fraction […]
Economists define a “technical recession” as two consecutive quarters of negative economic growth. After shrinking by 1.0% in the final quarter of 2025, the economy dipped an additional 0.1% in the first quarter of 2026. This latest contraction is minor, and it is a preliminary figure that will likely be revised upward or downward in […]
Alphabet (formerly known as Google) announced its plans Monday evening to raise cash by selling $80 billion in stock. We were surprised by the news, especially for a company that generates $165 billion in cash flow each year. Furthermore, they’ve only tapped the equity market twice before — once when it went public in 2004 […]
On October 19, 2026, Alberta will have a referendum about whether it should have a referendum to separate from Canada. The exact wording on the ballot for one of the ten questions will read: Should Alberta remain a province of Canada, or should the Government of Alberta commence the legal process required under the Canadian […]
