Opinion

Over the past month, we have started to see a slight weakening in the U.S. growth outlook and specifically the employment picture.

71 per cent of Canadian investors use professional advisors at some point while 39 per cent always invest through professional money managers, according to a recent survey from the Investment Funds Institute of Canada (IFIC).

For expecting parents about to go on leave, personal finance contributor Christopher Liew explains how EI benefits work and offers practical budgeting tips to help them feel financially prepared.

The longest history for comparison in Canadian exchange traded funds (ETFs) is between ZEB (BMO Equal weight Banks) and ZWB (covered Call equal weight banks)

The head of the $714.7 billion investment arm of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) says he sees opportunity in large-scale domestic infrastructure projects proposed by Prime Minister Mark Carney.

If you’ve ever been told to act your age, the same advice applies to your investment portfolio.

This week we get U.S. inflation and retail sales updates for April. We know high frequency data like credit card billings and delinquencies tell us the consumer is seeing increased stress levels.

A recent survey commissioned by the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) found 45 per cent of Canadian investors have self-directed accounts and says nearly one-third of them decided to go it alone in the past two years.

The retirement announcement of Warren Buffett prompted me to refresh a theme that we have discussed on Berman’s Call for many years.

Trade war turmoil has pushed the Canadian dollar to over 72 cents to the U.S. dollar; up a couple pennies from 69.91 cents at the start the U.S. President Donald Trump’s term.

Incumbent PM Mark Carney has pledged to make life more affordable for Canadians through targeted tax cuts and new incentives. Personal finance contributor Christopher Liew takes a closer look at what the Liberals are proposing, what it could mean for you, and when Canadians might start noticing a difference.

Most of the Magnificent Seven tech stocks (Apple, Microsoft, Meta and Amazon) are reporting this week.

No matter who wins the April 28 federal election, Canadians of all political stripes will be united in the drudgery of an April 30 tax filing deadline.

Torsten Slok, chief economist of Apollo Group, put out a report on the weekend suggesting a 90 per cent chance of a tariff-induced U.S. recession.

With the April 28th Federal election approaching, Canadians are getting a clearer picture of where the major parties stand on issues that could impact their investment portfolios.