Market Ethos

Has anyone seen my IPO?

March 25, 2024. Market Ethos. With equity markets strong, there is no shortage of people talking bubbles, but some key ingredients are missing to label…

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Market Ethos

Inflation: the long goodbye

March 18, 2024. Market Ethos. With 2024 well underway and equities up, should we be concerned that inflation doesn’t seem to be going quietly into…

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Market Ethos

Welcome to the world of gold

March 11, 2024. Market Ethos. Gold vs gold stocks? There is no simple answer to this often-asked question. The price of gold has taken off,…

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Market Ethos

Looking for yield in all the right places

February 26, 2024. Market Ethos. Which is best: cash, GICs or bonds? Higher yields, from cash, to GICs, to bonds, even to dividend-paying equities has…

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Market Ethos

The market’s not broken … just riskier

The shift from active management to passive has been applying steady selling pressure. This, combined with the U.S. equity market outperformance has distorted global #equitymarkets.…

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Market Ethos

Too much of a good thing?

February 12, 2024. Market Ethos. Where is this recession that has been the talk of the town for the past year or even longer? It…

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Market Ethos

Evaluating valuations

January 29, 2024. Market Ethos. In this week's Ethos, we look at why valuations still matter – even in this market. In the long run,…

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Market Ethos

Market mood swings

January 22, 2024. Market Ethos. It is really challenging to gauge the mood of the market, or more specifically, the direction in which the mood…

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Market Ethos

Things aren’t always as they seem

January 15, 2024. Market Ethos. We love a simple causal relationship – but it’s challenging to find causation in the economy or markets. This week,…

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