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How does inflation affect my investment portfolio?

October 13, 2022 Investing

The impact of inflation is easily noticed when it hits your wallet, but rising prices can also hurt retirement savings. How does inflation impact investment portfolios in the long run?

Trigger rates: an upcoming risk to the Canadian housing market*

October 11, 2022 Real Estate Budgeting

[Manulife Investment Management] Rising interest rates are putting a damper on the Canadian housing market as mortgages become more expensive for potential buyers. But there's more to watch...

Two types of market downturns: big bears and baby bears*

September 28, 2022 Investing

[Manulife Investment Management] Not all bear markets are the same. A bear market is defined as a decline of 20% or more from the most recent peak. As of the time of writing, we’re in a bear market in many equity markets around the world...

What Can We Expect For The Rest of 2022?

September 19, 2022 Investing Market Updates

What has changed in our view? Higher than usual volatility will likely be with us for some time. A lumpy return profile is likely ahead of us as investors price in flat to negative earnings growth.

Scammers Are Getting Smarter in 2022: 5 Ways to Spot Them Online, Over the Phone and In Person

September 8, 2022 Technology Privacy & Security

As people grow to recognize scams, scammers grow more sophisticated. Here are 5 tell-tale signs that you may be dealing with a scam.

Investments Keeping You Up at Night? Managing Stress During Market Volatility

August 10, 2022 Investing

Handling investments during a volatile stock market is stressful. Consider these financial stress-management tips before letting investment anxiety get the best of you.

How Could the Behavior Gap Affect Your Investments During This Time of Market Volatility?

June 13, 2022 Investing

Explore 4 ways that momentous events can affect investment decisions — and how to remain balanced amidst the fear.

Corrections Are Normal

May 19, 2022 Investing Market Updates

Since the beginning of the year, we have seen stock markets grind lower with most broad based markets now down nearly 20% year-to-date. It's therefore natural that human behaviour would make us pause with concern. During these turbulent times, investors are often asking themselves, "Should I cash out and just go to cash? When will the bleeding stop? Is my retirement in jeopardy?".

Expect slower U.S. economic growth but not an equity bear market

May 12, 2022 Investing Market Updates

The U.S. economy surprisingly contracted by 1.4%, on a seasonally adjusted and annualized basis, for the first quarter of 2022. The consensus expectation for Q1 GDP, according to Bloomberg, was for a 1% gain, much slower than Q4 2021 GDP of 6.9%.While the number was negative, there were some positive components to the final number...

Marco P. Gil

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