BPS Wealth Management

09/01/2024

Canada and the US will each have two “labour days” in the upcoming week, Monday’s traditional holiday, and the financial market version on Friday, when August employment data will be unveiled.

08/27/2024

Uncertainty around elections can lead to fluctuations in the stock market, but how impactful are these fluctuations in the long term?

Uncertainty around elections – and the potential policy decisions of new governments – can lead to fluctuations in the stock market. Over the longer term, the party in power seems to make limited difference to the performance of shares in publicly listed companies.

08/25/2024

In this week's The Week Ahead, Avery Shenfeld examines why industrial commodities are painting a much more "meh" picture of the than equities and bonds.

08/20/2024

Entrepreneurial is all about personally setting an example. This is especially true when navigating social causes like sustainability.

Authentic leadership in sustainability inspires and engages teams to commit to environmental initiatives.

08/18/2024

In this week's The Week Ahead, we analyze why even though we have a soft labour market and reduced pricing power, Canadian wages are still going up.

08/11/2024

A wise economist famously said that “when the facts change, so do I.” In this week's The Week Ahead, Avery Shenfeld examines whether the economic facts have, in fact, materially changed.

08/01/2024

One of the most common questions I receive is how I think the US election will affect the US and Canadian stock markets. The most common belief is that a pro-business administration will be a much better for the stock markets. Interestingly, the following chart shows that the political party in office doesn’t have as much of an influence on the major indices as people may think. The markets have performed well with Republicans and Democrats in charge.

08/01/2024

You may have noticed the value of their dollar dwindling ever since the BoC’s latest cut last week. But this week's Fed decision could have more say in how the loonie will perform for the rest of the summer.

The U.S. Federal Reserve is set to make an interest rate decision on Wednesday, with BMO's chief economist signalling there could be implications for the Canadian dollar.

07/28/2024

All signs point to no change in interest rates from the Fed's announcement next week, with rate cuts most likely coming later this fall. But, is there a reasonable case for the Fed to actually cut rates next week?

07/21/2024

Alongside a quarter point rate cut that won’t surprise anyone, the Bank of Canada is set to unveil its revised economic outlook.

07/17/2024

Proposed changes to capital gains take effect this month. Are you ready?

07/14/2024

In this week's The Week Ahead, Avery Shenfeld examines how the US election could impact global trade.