Ketchen Asset Management of RBC Dominion Securities Inc.

11/05/2021

My 16-year old son and I took a walk through the neighbourhood last weekend, the latest instalment in our weekly series of ‘Let’s get away from our screens and talk about Important Things, while Mum tries not to trip over her own feet’. Spoiler alert: mere steps from the house I went down like a sack of potatoes thanks to an unspotted mud puddle.

Usually, our conversation consists of how school is going, or how ill-behaved the dog continues to be, but this week he surprised me by glumly stating, “I will never be able to afford a house.”

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Let’s go buy a home

10/08/2021

It might be a good idea, if you are hoping for something akin to your traditional holiday celebrations, to get out there sooner rather than later to stock up.

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It might be a good idea, if you are hoping for something akin to your traditional holiday, to get out there sooner rather than later.

09/30/2021

Good time management is a key aspect in avoiding burnout. Here are some top time management tips for doctors from medical experts.

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Good time management is a key aspect in avoiding burnout. Here are some top time management tips for doctors from medical experts.

08/06/2021

Here we are in the Dog Days of Summer, already, though June and July seemed to last about four seconds long. Summertime, and the living is easy, as they say. August, such a sleepy month, nothing but lazy afternoons in the sunshine, reading a good book with a nice gin and tonic by your side. Nothing happens in August!

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Welcome to August

07/30/2021

The stock market continues to do its thing, plodding higher, and the theme remains unchanged. The US Federal Reserve met this week and held rates near zero, announced that the US economy is continuing to strengthen, but that rate hikes are not imminent without more economic progress. Chairman Powell noted, “Our approach here has been to be as transparent as we can. We have not reached substantial further progress yet. We see ourselves having some ground to cover to get there.” He also noted that the pandemic is posing a rising threat due to the rapid spread of the Delta variant, but, meh, it won’t have a major economic impact. We’ll keep trucking on, learning to live with it.

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Is That All There Is?

07/23/2021

The Joys of Budgeting

07/09/2021

Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, reportedly the richest person on Earth, has stepped down this week as the company’s CEO and handed the reins to Andy Jassy, formerly Amazon’s Web Services CEO.

Mr. Bezos will retain the title of Executive Chairman, so presumably we won’t see paparazzi photos of him at Margaritaville with a giant inflatable parrot on his head (good news for those of us that like to frequent the place).

More on Mr. B’s post-CEO exploits in a moment. First, a little nostalgia.

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Space Race

07/02/2021

For the first time, more than 1% of adults worldwide are millionaires, and over 50% of them reside in three countries.

06/25/2021

Surely a car is the most expensive big-ticket item that consumers are willing to buy online, though – right? (https://ca.rbcwealthmanagement.com/sherilyn.ketchen/blog/2994376-one-easy-click)

Surely a car is the most expensive big-ticket item that consumers are willing to buy online, though – right?

06/11/2021

Fast forward about 35 years and we started to read all about the death of bricks and mortar stores. Nobody was going to malls anymore, and why would they? We could order things online and have them delivered to us in ever-shortening time spans.

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Fast forward about 35 years and we started to read all about the death of bricks and mortar stores.

06/04/2021

This year, I’ve had to learn to care about meme stocks, which has plunged me into the world of Reddit and other social media platforms that I never had the desire to visit or use. Meme stocks represent the antithesis of how I was taught to invest and manage money. (https://ca.rbcwealthmanagement.com/sherilyn.ketchen/blog/2964157-hey-kid-whats-a-meme-stock)

This year, I’ve had to learn to care about meme stocks

05/28/2021

You may have missed the news this week, but for those of us always on the hunt for an excuse to eat cake, the Dow Jones Industrial Average celebrated its quasquicentennial anniversary on May 26th.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average celebrated its quasquicentennial anniversary on May 26th