As you’ve probably heard by now, the stock market now finds itself in this, the ninth year of the current bull market dating back to the end of the 2008-2009 financial crisis. As far as history repeating itself, the data suggests that these cycles typically last only about six yearsContinue Reading
Scrutiny of the financial industry has been on the rise in recent months, fuelled in part by CBC News reports alleging unscrupulous practices at Canada’s big banks. The CBC’s findings may not have been surprising to insiders, who have been witness to the industry’s indiscretions for years. What is surprisingContinue Reading
Two years removed from what many feared would be the total collapse of the world economic and financial systems, Canadians may be forgiven for asking — “What was the big deal?” The most severe global recession in six decades fizzled into a run-of-the mill slump in Canada lasting three quartersContinue Reading