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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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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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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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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 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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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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Plain vanilla is still a good flavour
January 8, 2024. Market Ethos. We explore whether traditional asset allocation will remain the core for most investors, ways to enhance a portfolio given ever-increasing…
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Top 10 Ethos of ‘23
December 18, 2023. Market Ethos. In keeping with our annual tradition, below are our favourite Market Ethos publications of the past year. We review 2023’s…
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Goodbye to ‘buy the dip’?
December 11, 2023. Market Ethos. The ‘buy the dip’ mantra was simple: if the market drops, buy some, even if it falls more. Wait some…