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The week ending October 21, 2022

Items that may only interest me …. Statistics Canada data released this week showed Canada’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) year over year inflation rate for September rose to 6.9%, decelerating from 7% in August (analysts were expecting 6.8%). That is the third successive month that the year over year CPI has dropped. As well, Canada’s […]

The week ending September 2, 2022

Fractional shares…. Despite slumping the week ended August 26, the S&P 500 Index (S&P) had bounced back 15% since its June low and all 11 sectors of the index have been in the black since the start of the third quarter (July 1). Bet you did not know that was the S&P’s best start to […]

The week ending July 29, 2022

Loose change…. A busy week of earnings for the three Portfolios with 17 companies across the Portfolios announcing their respective quarterly results. I was not sure if the light at the end of the tunnel was going to be the end of the tunnel or an approaching train. It turns out it was light at […]

The week ending July 15, 2022

Electric Vehicle sales reach tipping point Electric Vehicles (EV) surpassed the magical 5% mark of the total auto market this past quarter, according to a report from Cox Automotive. Why is 5% important you ask? Well, I will tell you. Historically, once a product reaches 5% of a total market it reaches the tipping point […]

The week ending July 1, 2022

First half review After two years of the stock markets being dominated by Covid-19 related issues (inflation, supply chain, etc.), the first half of 2022 was the bumpiest first half ever for the markets. The four major North American Indexes look like the Canadian flag – lots of red. According to Bloomberg data, over $9 […]