by Brent Vandermeer | May 5, 2022 | Market Commentary
Navigating Market Volatility April 2022 Commentary & Performance Review April brought more volatility to equity markets as investors remain unsure of the central banks’ plan for future rate hikes. The Bank of Canada and Federal Reserve have not ruled out a 0.75%...
by Brent Vandermeer | Apr 11, 2022 | Estate Planning, Market Commentary
Brent Vandermeer joined long-time friend, Colin White, Portfolio Manager, WLWP Wealth Planners – iA Private Wealth, to co-host WLWP Wealth Planners weekly Podcast, Barenaked Money. Colin & Brent do a deep dive into the subject of estate planning. In Part 1, ...
by Brent Vandermeer | Mar 17, 2022 | Market Commentary
February 2022 Commodity Prices Ride High as Inflationary Pressures Continue Volatility as a result of the invasion into Ukraine caused a selloff in equity markets, with the S&P 500 down 3.2%, the S&P/TSX stayed almost completely flat, and considerable losses...
by Brent Vandermeer | Feb 24, 2022 | Market Commentary
Brent Vandermeer gives a brief market and portfolio update in this short video where he talks about what’s happened in 2021 and where we might be headed next in terms of the economy and markets. NOTE: This was recorded before recent geopolitical risks emerged as...
by Brent Vandermeer | Feb 14, 2022 | Market Commentary
January 2022 Year of Normalization North American equity markets had one of their worst starts to the year on record, coming off all‐time highs from the prior month. Inflation readings for Canada and the U.S. spurred the start of the sell‐off, as the rate of price...
by Brent Vandermeer | Feb 11, 2022 | Market Commentary
That’s a wrap 2021. It was undoubtedly a year of significant highs, a bit of volatility, and COVID was and remains a force in all our lives. As those challenges hopefully fade, we are ready and excited to meet whatever challenges and opportunities that 2022 has to...
