11 January, 2024

Faith: The Key to Investing During Uncertain Times

Counsel’s Chief Investment Strategist Rana Chauhan provides his summary of 2023 and notes that 2024 will likely be a contentious election year in the U.S. as a political circus unfolds south of our border. In 2023, the markets experienced a mixed start...

19 December, 2023

Key Investment Themes and Risks for 2024

It seems like it was only “yesterday” when I wrote my last “What to expect next year” piece. Like birthdays, these events come around sooner each year. As I sit down to reflect on the past year’s uncertainties, how we navigated them, and opportunities...

11 December, 2023 Tax Planning

Charlie Munger’s Enduring Wisdom

Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett’s business partner, passed away at 99. His wisdom and principles have significantly shaped my approach to business, investing and life. I was lucky enough to listen to him and Warren live at the 2019 Berkshire Hathaway annual...

28 November, 2023

Estate Planning: First Steps

Estate Planning: First Steps introduces the key reasons why everyone should have an estate plan Whether your assets are big or small, everyone can benefit from a formalized estate plan. Developing an estate plan involves preparing and providing instructions...

21 November, 2023

Sandwich Generation: Are You Taking Care of Yourself?

It’s a significant life change when your roles have reversed and you’re the one helping a parent with daily living. Meanwhile, you also care for your children at home. Welcome to the sandwich generation. The term was coined almost 40 years ago by social...

14 November, 2023

The Sudden Wealth Paradox | How to Manage a Windfall

In the following article, Sam Febbraro, EVP, Portfolio Services, shares how you can manage sudden wealth responsibly and face the different challenges that come with it. Sudden wealth sounds like a nice problem to have, but it can come with some complications...

07 November, 2023

Turning Investment Volatility into Tax Savings

For most investors and portfolio managers, tax-loss selling – or tax-loss harvesting – is typically near the top of the list of year-end tax strategies. You sell a non-registered investment that’s worth less than its original cost, and you apply the resulting...

25 October, 2023

Inflation and the U.S. Debt Ceiling

Taking on the biggest issues investors are talking about these days: inflation and the U.S. debt ceiling. In his Q3 update, Simon begins with an interesting fact: Inflation is not something that exists outside the financial system – it is the system....

18 October, 2023

Inflation and the Worries of Investing

After the markets posted a strong first half fueled by the promise of Artificial Intelligence and falling inflation, the realities of our modern world are weighing on the financial markets once again. Inflation is once again on everyone’s mind. In Canada...

17 October, 2023 Total Client Experience

If It Seems Too Good to Be True……

I recently passed by a well-known high-end men’s clothing store with a big sign out front promoting their “70% off” sale. I will find an “Up To” in miniature letters immediately adjacent to the 70% off. But like many of us, I still enter the store, hoping...

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