by Brent Vandermeer | Jun 24, 2016 | CP Insights
As you likely know, the UK people voted to exit the European Union yesterday. This has and will continue to create political uncertainty as other member countries like the Netherlands, Spain, Italy, etc consider their own “leave” decisions. It’s important to note that...
by Brent Vandermeer | Jun 13, 2016 | CP Insights
Last week, over 400 attendees from across the wealth management industry in Canada came together to celebrate the outstanding value that financial professionals provide to their clients. The 20 award categories recognize excellence across the industry, from community...
by Brent Vandermeer | Mar 24, 2016 | CP Insights
The Liberal government released its first budget earlier this week. Here are a few of the details that we thought you might like to be aware of: TFSA’s TFSA contribution room is back down to $5,500 for 2016. If you haven’t opened or topped-up your account yet,...
by Brent Vandermeer | Jan 22, 2016 | CP Insights
Back in late November, we wrote a Market Commentary entitled “Turbulence” and mused it was “time to buckle up”. In the late summer (August 26th to be precise) we had started to meaningfully decrease risk exposure in the portfolios. We took further steps on December...
by Brent Vandermeer | Nov 27, 2015 | CP Insights
Commentary from the desk of Brent Vandermeer Market turbulence often causes increasing amount of concern for investors. This is completely understandable. This is especially true given the last few years of market performance. Interestingly, many of you (my clients...
