by Brent Vandermeer | May 12, 2021 | Market Commentary
April 2021 Commodity Rallies Financial markets showed broad‐based strength through the month as the economic recovery continued. Although COVID‐19 cases were rising in some regions, investors showed a higher tolerance when pursuing a reflation trade, boosting prices...
by Brent Vandermeer | May 11, 2021 | Retirement Planning
Brent contributed his perspectives on the financial impact to doctors considering retiring in an article entitled “Lost in transition? Thoughts on Retirement Part 2. “Should I stay or should I go now?” in the Oncologist Read the Article »
by Brent Vandermeer | Apr 12, 2021 | Market Commentary
March 2021 Improving Outlook It has been one year since the S&P 500 hit a bottom on March 23rd. Since then, the index had gained nearly 75% and is showing few signs of slowing. The S&P/TSX Composite has similarly returned over 65%, although these returns have...
by Brent Vandermeer | Mar 12, 2021 | Market Commentary
February 2021 Inflation Concerns During the month, yields on long‐dated government bonds spiked, representing the growing unease market participants are having with higher inflation expectations. These higher yields carried through into a sell‐off of stocks that have...
by Brent Vandermeer | Feb 9, 2021 | Market Commentary
January 2021 The Great Demand Last month seemed to have a different market‐shaping event every other day. While the introduction of a vaccine will help mitigate some future volatility around COVID‐19 infection rates, it’s already obvious 2021 will not be a ‘snooze’...
