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These funds in general have failed to produce their intended objectives Investors have been told private equity funds produce superior returns while providing portfolio diversification, but they are hard-pressed to actually deliver. Photo by Brent Lewin/Bloomberg There has been a propensity during the past 20 years for both institutional and individual investors to aggressively diversify… Continue reading Noah Solomon: Investors should think again if they believe alternatives are a portfolio panacea

Wealthy individuals viewed as new market for asset classes such as credit, private equity and real estate Author of the article: Financial Times Madison Darbyshire in New York Until recently, just a handful of institutional products have been available to retail investors such as Blackstone’s flagship Real Estate Investment Trust. Photo by Angus Mordant/Bloomberg A… Continue reading Fund managers pitch ‘alts’ to retail investors as institutions max out, 60/40 portfolio loses favour

Martin Pelletier: Structured notes offer an excellent alternative to both stocks and bonds Traders work on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange. Photo by Andrew Kelly/Reuters files The large market swings over the past two weeks have been tough to stomach for retail investors and seasoned pros alike, but what makes them… Continue reading Structured notes can offer investors some protection when markets are volatile

Watch: Gregory Valliere, chief U.S. policy strategist at AGF Investments, talks about how U.S. political shifts will impact Canada A pipe yard servicing the Trans Mountain pipeline in B.C. Photo by Jennifer Gauthier/Reuters Gregory Valliere, chief U.S. policy strategist at AGF Investments Inc., talks with the Financial Post’s Larysa Harapyn about how political shifts in… Continue reading Pipeline push likely after U.S. midterms

Prominent fund managers nursing heavy losses after a golden age of returns are adapting to a new reality Author of the article: Financial Times Harriet Agnew in London Cathie Wood’s flagship exchange-traded fund Ark Innovation has dropped about 55 per cent this year to date. Photo by David Swanson/Reuters files Growth investors are, by nature,… Continue reading Growth investors are keeping the faith after the tech selloff, but have modified their strategies

Double GST rebate and top up housing benefit for renters Author of the article: Bloomberg News Brian Platt Publishing date: Sep 13, 2022  •  5 days ago  •  2 minute read  •  55 Comments Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a package of new measures to help Canadians cope with steeply rising prices. Photo by REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier… Continue reading Trudeau announces billions in cost-of-living relief, says it won’t fuel inflation

Debt growth also outpaced income gains, as households added $56.3 billion of debt in second quarter Canadian households faced rising financial headwinds in the second quarter. Photo by Getty Images/iStockphoto The value of Canadian residential real estate fell for the first time since 2018 in the second quarter of 2022, helping to drag down the… Continue reading Canadian household wealth falls by nearly $1 trillion as real estate, financial markets pummelled

Memorabilia is going for top dollar Millions are spent on royal merchandise and memorabilia every time a big royal event takes place. Consumers shelled out an estimated 408 million pounds for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, celebrated in June. But lots of people may see this as their last chance to get something memorializing the Queen… Continue reading From newspapers to commemorative plates, everyone wants a piece of the Queen — and prices are going up