by Brent Vandermeer | Dec 8, 2022 | Market Commentary
Signs of a Slowdown November 2022 Commentary & Performance Review Equities continued to rally through November, shedding the risk‐off dynamics that have presided over markets for most of 2022. Two macroeconomic factors were supporting the push higher: 1) signs...
by Brent Vandermeer | Nov 21, 2022 | Financial Planning
By Marc SéguinAs published in the Fall/Winter 2022-2023 Edition of Senior Living Investment returns are down. The cost of living is growing at rates not seen in a very long time. Fixed-income portfolios based on bonds have plunged. Hmm. Weren’t bonds supposed to be...
by Brent Vandermeer | Nov 10, 2022 | Market Commentary
October 2022 Commentary & Performance Review After a period of poor performance following the rally in risk assets which started in July and ended mid‐August, global financial markets once again rebounded in October. With US equities leading global stocks higher,...
by Brent Vandermeer | Oct 18, 2022 | Market Commentary
September 2022 Commentary & Performance Review Equity markets reversed course in September, following the longstanding pattern of weak returns at the start of the ‘fall’ season. Comments from central bankers left little doubt about their commitment to achieving...
by Brent Vandermeer | Sep 9, 2022 | Market Commentary
August 2022 Commentary & Performance Review Equity markets slumped in the second half of the month after central bankers from around the world reaffirmed their commitment to tackling inflation through higher interest rates at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium....
