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Big, Beautiful Bills and Bond Market Blunders
Let’s not kid ourselves—if the U.S. economy were a spaceship, it would be held together by duct tape,…
May 28, 2025
Navigating Volatility: The Case for Tactical Alpha
In today's volatile markets, alternative investments are key for diversification, resilience, and returns, but they demand expertise to navigate. Ash Lawrence, Head of AGF Capital Partners and Scott Radke, CEO and Co-CIO of New Holland Capital discuss...
A Market on Mute: Jeremy Grantham’s Cautionary Symphony of Speculation, Bubbles, and Blind Spots
“There will come a time when you will be happy to have been out of the market.” With…
May 27, 2025
Uranium’s Imminent Ascent: A Crisis-Fueled Commodity Awakens
“A Means of Survival” “Try to imagine a world without water for a week,” urges Nick Lawson, CEO…
May 27, 2025
Young Investors, Big Potential: Fidelity’s Experts Weigh In on Trends, Challenges, and Empowerment
The next generation of investors is no longer standing on the sidelines. With financial literacy on the rise…
May 27, 2025
Managing Trump Uncertainty: Defensive Fixed Income in a Reshaped World Order
In a world shaken by policy whiplash, trade upheaval, and renewed inflation fears, the team at Ninepoint Partners…
May 26, 2025
The Last AAA Falls: Raymond James on the US Credit Downgrade
When Moody’s finally joined S&P and Fitch in downgrading the United States’ sovereign credit rating, it wasn’t a…
May 26, 2025
Canada’s Economic Balancing Act: Domestic Resilience vs. Trade Headwinds
As global trade uncertainty rattles confidence and investment, Canada’s economy enters the second half of 2025 with a…
May 26, 2025
Against All Odds: The Surprising Strength of Canadian Equities
Mackenzie Investments' PMs Will Aldridge and Tim Johal on Market Resilience, Energy Opportunity, and Bank Fortitude In the…
May 23, 2025
India's AI Gambit: The Tech-tonic Shift That Could Reshape Asia's Digital Order
Can the World's Third Most Digitalized Nation Leap from DPI Dominance to AI Leadership? India stands at an…
May 21, 2025
Trump Time, Trade Tensions, and Tech Triumphs: CI GAM’s Peter Hofstra on What’s Moving North American Markets
Markets in April might have treaded water, but behind the flat returns lies a storm of geopolitical, economic,…
May 18, 2025
Bond Voyage! Rethinking Traditional Diversifiers in the Modern ETF Era
In the most recent episode of "Raise Your Average,”1 co-hosts Pierre Daillie and Mike Philbrick welcome back Tony…
May 15, 2025
Calibrating Chaos: Hugo Lavallée on Staying the Course, Spotting Opportunity, and Ignoring the Noise
In a market where volatility often masquerades as chaos, Hugo Lavallée, Portfolio Manager at Fidelity Investments, sees calibration.…
May 13, 2025
“We’ll Know It When We Hit a Tree”: Gundlach’s Warning on Fed Paralysis & the End of U.S. Exceptionalism
Above All, Do No Harm — Or Do Nothing? Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, during his latest post-FOMC…
May 12, 2025
The Return of Value: Bargain Hunting and Global Opportunity in a Volatile Market
As the market continues to adjust to a regime of higher-for-longer interest rates and heightened geopolitical friction, Mackenzie…
May 11, 2025