D'Arcy Barker Money Management Counsel

10/01/2022

12/27/2021

For the fourth day in a row, flight cancellations and delays are taking over at airports across the country.

12/04/2021

Several fully vaccinated Canadians have been forced to quarantine for two weeks after returning from day trips to the U.S. and failing to pre-register on the ArriveCAN app, a requirement for re-entry.

11/11/2021

Canada requires travellers to take a molecular COVID-19 test to enter the country, which can cost hundreds of dollars. But some Canadians report getting a free test in the U.S. that meets Canada's requirements.

11/08/2021

Existing home owners could face sensitivity to rising rates, with about $350 billion worth of mortgages set for repricing in the next year

10/28/2021

Bond yields rocketed higher following today’s Bank of Canada rate decision, making it likely that fixed mortgage rates are about to climb higher.

10/16/2021

Another update.

07/13/2021

The Bank of Canada has an interest rate announcement on Wednesday and all Canadians should be listening closely, explains Chief Financial Commentator Pattie Lovett-Reid in her latest blog on CTVNews.ca.

07/05/2021

What is investment?

Usain Bolt won 8 gold medals in 3 Olympics, and he only ran for less than 115 seconds on the track, earning $119 million dollars. That’s economy of effort.

But for those 2 minutes, he trained for 20 years. That’s investment. Think long term. Patience pays.

05/20/2021

Statistics Canada says the consumer price index in April was up 3.4 per cent compared with a year ago, when prices plunged due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

05/19/2021

In the Divine Comedy, Dante goes down the circles of Hell meeting the world’s most illustrious sinners. 700 years after his death, this series explores the contemporary meaning of the seven cardinal sins. This episode examines the concept of pride through the lens of Jamaica, a tiny island which h...