by Brent Vandermeer | Sep 10, 2021 | Market Commentary
August 2021 New Revenue Streams Global risk appetite improved, with stock markets rising while commodity and fixed income markets declined. Although the Delta variant is slowing the reopening in some regions, companies continued to raise earnings estimates. At the...
by Brent Vandermeer | Aug 12, 2021 | Market Commentary
July 2021 New Industries and Old Jeff Bezos, who founded Amazon in 1994 as an online bookstore, has left the position of CEO after amassing a nearly $200 billion fortune. Bezos will continue to serve on the board of directors while also pursuing his interest in space...
by Brent Vandermeer | Jul 19, 2021 | Market Commentary
June 2021 Surging Employment and a Strong Currency After a long battle, the Keystone XL pipeline project has officially been scrapped. TC Energy, the pipeline developer, announced this month that they would no longer pursue the project. President Biden had previously...
by Brent Vandermeer | Jun 17, 2021 | Market Commentary
May 2021 Economic Optimism Canadian and U.S. equity markets rose through the month, with the S&P/TSX 60 up 4.60% and the S&P 500 up 0.18%, which ended the month early on 28‐May as U.S. markets were closed for Memorial Day. The TSX has outperformed the S&P...
by Brent Vandermeer | May 21, 2021 | Estate Planning
A book to assist with Estate Planning in the Living Years A key topic we focus on when you discuss your estate planning at CrossPoint is aging and what your plans are. Marc G. Séguin, MBA has written a book to help with planning for the living years, we highly...
