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Market Ethos
Market Ethos
Don’t say the ‘R’ word…yet
August 12, 2024. Market Ethos. The economy is slowing, but it's probably way too early to talk recession or even get too excited. The only…
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Patience is a virtue
July 29, 2024. Market Ethos. We discuss one of our portfolio tilts in 2024: the use of equal-weighted U.S. equity exposure. While this portfolio has…
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Why it’s good to be Canadian
July 22, 2024. Market Ethos. With a good amount of energy, gold, and broader commodities built into its composition, the performance of the TSX as…
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Looking for the line in the sand
July 15, 2024. Market Ethos. With a strong market performance in 2024, where is the line in the sand? For now, softer economic data is…
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Bonds-equities: Diversification is harder to come by
July 8, 2024. Market Ethos. The 2020s have seen a dramatic move higher in correlations between equities and bonds – in both returns and magnitude.…
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Déjà vu
June 25, 2024. Market Ethos. Using the 1990s dotcom bubble as a loose comparison, is this 1997, 1998, 1999 or 2000? Are the four horsemen…
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Is inflation beat? Not so fast.
June 17, 2024. Market Ethos. We think inflation might cool more, but counter forces will probably limit the improvements. If the economy reaccelerates, inflation could…
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Everything in moderation
June 10, 2024. Market Ethos. Investors should start to think differently about portfolio construction and diversification. Call it diversifying your diversification.
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Keep calm and carry on
May 27, 2024. Market Ethos. Markets are eerily calm across many different geographies and asset classes like a cottage lake early in the morning. Maybe…