Each week, our team publishes a blog and webcast.
Chatter that China is planning to reopen its economy following 3 years of a zero-COVID policy is welcome news to the market. Beijing eased quarantine requirements for close contacts and international travellers last week, a step towards reopening. In response, China’s yuan currency rallied while the Hong Kong Seng Index jumped 7%. The lockdowns, which […]
This past summer, we wrote to our clients and said: “A Bank of America survey … concluded that stock allocations were at their lowest level since 2008 and that cash balances have not been this high since October 2001. With sentiment this weak and pessimism so high, we took advantage of several bargains to benefit […]
If you’re 71 years old, it’s time to convert your Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP, or RSP – they’re both the same thing) into a Registered Retirement Income Fund (RRIF) by the end of the year. Once converted, you must start withdrawing funds from your RRIF each year and no later than the year after […]
CAE is a stock we added to suitable client portfolios during the summer. The company expects to grow its earnings per share in the mid-20% range between 2022 and 2025 on a compounded annual rate. CAE has three divisions, two of which cover the overwhelming majority of their profit. First, CAE trains pilots in its […]
The Ontario Securities Commission published a survey earlier this week about cryptocurrencies. Its findings weren’t particularly surprising. Too many people own it, and few understand it. The results showed that 13% of Canadians own a crypto asset. At least that was the figure when the poll was conducted between April 26 to May 10, 2022. […]
Because of the “wealth effect”, home prices are important to the economy and, consequently, the stock market. For most people, their home is their largest investment. When your neighbour sells their house for a price above and beyond what you anticipated, you feel richer and are more likely to go on an extra vacation, buy […]
If you’re watching the Canadian loonie, I bet you might be hesitant to travel south of the border any time soon. That’s because one loonie buys only $0.72 U.S. right now, down from $0.79 U.S. at the beginning of the year. However, that’s not because our local currency is weak on a global basis. For […]
U.S. midterm elections take place in just over six weeks on November 8. If the polling is accurate, which lately it hasn’t been, and the forecasts come to fruition, there’s a 70% likelihood that the Democrats will secure a majority in the Senate and the Republicans will win the most seats in the House. In […]
The answer is that they all share the same parent company. Restaurant Brands has about 30,000 locations throughout the world, 65% of which are Burger King, 18% are Tim Hortons, 13% belong to Popeyes, and 4% are Firehouse Subs. The cash flow, however, is overwhelmingly earned by Tim Hortons (44% of the company’s total) and […]
