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The New Reality: "Lower for Longer” Interest Rates and the Implications for Retirement Portfolios

Terry Patrick Pitz

Sep 9
8 min

The New Reality: "Lower for Longer” Interest Rates and the Implications for Retirement Portfolios

Todd Mattina,

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Terry Patrick Pitz

Apr 14
6 min

This Too Shall Pass

The COVID-19 pandemic is a shock without precedent in modern times. So too is the policy response. Amid this ﬂuid environment, David Wolf...

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A Look at History to Provide Insight on How Long a Market Downturn May Last

Terry Patrick Pitz

Apr 9
4 min

A Look at History to Provide Insight on How Long a Market Downturn May Last

The Greek historian and General Thucydides famously said, “History is philosophy teaching by examples.” That brilliant observation came t...

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Fidelity Funds Portfolio Manager's Commentary on Recent Market Volatility

Terry Patrick Pitz

Mar 10
4 min

Fidelity Funds Portfolio Manager's Commentary on Recent Market Volatility

During periods of heightened volatility, Active Portfolio Managers can purchase fundamentally attractive companies at reduced prices. Inv...

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Coronavirus: Macro Impact: Short-run vs Long-run Effects

Terry Patrick Pitz

Mar 2
3 min

Coronavirus: Macro Impact: Short-run vs Long-run Effects

Many Thanks to Todd Mattina, PhD, Senior Vice President, Chief Economist, for this Excellent Update and Analysis Financial market volatil...

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Three key takeaways from the Fed’s Monetary Policy Report

Kristina Hooper, Invesco Canada

Feb 13
5 min

Three key takeaways from the Fed’s Monetary Policy Report

In last week’s blog, I noted that what I would be following most closely that week was the release of the Federal Reserve’s Monetary Poli...

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Alex Bellefleur, Mackenzie Investments

Jan 31
3 min

Recessions in The Service Age

Historically, the biggest draw downs (i.e., losses of capital) for equity markets have tended to happen during recessions. When looking b...

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Terry Patrick Pitz

Jan 20
2 min

Give Your RRSP A Boost

Can you make up for lost time? When it comes to contributions to your Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), the answer is YES! We ar...

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Forget the Background Noise, the USMCA is the Story

Terry Patrick Pitz

Dec 9, 2019
1 min

Forget the Background Noise, the USMCA is the Story

THIS COULD BE A VERY INTERESTING WEEK, with an FOMC statement that may acknowledge problems in the repo market, with the U.K holding a cr...

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HSBC GAM

Nov 5, 2019
1 min

Climbing the Wall of Worry

When stock markets advance, even in the face of negative news, analysts refer to it as “climbing a wall of worry.” The ability of today’s...

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Fidelity Investments

Oct 4, 2019
1 min

Third Quarter 2019 Market Update

Many of the main themes that have affected global asset markets in 2019 – including U.S.-China trade tensions, political uncertainty due ...

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What Does the Yield Curve Say About the Economy?

Terry Patrick Pitz

Sep 13, 2019
1 min

What Does the Yield Curve Say About the Economy?

The kids are back in school, the weather is getting a bit chillier, and in some parts the leaves are starting to turn. It was a wild summ...

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Alex Bellefleur, Mackenzie Investments

Jul 12, 2019
1 min

Q3 Outlook - Tariffs vs. The Fed

A rocky quarter, but not a bad one. If asset prices moved up in a straight line in the first quarter of this year, the second quarter was...

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What's Next For Capital Markets in 2019?

CNBC

Jun 28, 2019
1 min

What's Next For Capital Markets in 2019?

Happy Canada Day Weekend! A record breaking 1st half of the year for capital markets leads us into the 1st long weekend of the summer. T...

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Michelle Schriver, Advisor.ca

Jun 4, 2019
1 min

Stressing Over the Mortgage Stress Test

Canada’s hot housing market of a couple of years ago is stabilizing, in part thanks to stress test changes introduced in 2018. But the te...

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Update on the U.S.-China Trade Negotiations

Macan Nia, Manulife Investments

May 13, 2019
3 min

Update on the U.S.-China Trade Negotiations

The markets have begun the week deep in the red after China announced that it would raise tariffs on roughly $60 billion worth of U.S. im...

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Fidelity Investments

May 9, 2019
1 min

April 2019 Month in Review

Major equity markets built on gains in the first quarter in April. Global central banks, led by the U.S. Federal Reserve, adopted an acco...

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Medical Student Offer - Disability Insurance (DI)

Terry Patrick Pitz

Mar 27, 2019
1 min

Medical Student Offer - Disability Insurance (DI)

Would you have the right income protection if you suddenly became the patient? Losing your ability to earn an income could also mean losi...

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Terry Patrick Pitz

Dec 7, 2018
1 min

Happy Holidays To You and Yours

2018 is almost wrapped up. Once again, we can look back with pride on a successful year, thankful for the support you have given us over ...

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Google Review for Delta Creek Financial Advisors

Terry Patrick Pitz

Dec 2, 2018
1 min

Google Review for Delta Creek Financial Advisors

We’re getting up to date with our social media tasks for 2019 and approaching our clients and business partners to ask if they are happy...

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The New Reality: "Lower for Longer” Interest Rates and the Implications for Retirement Portfolios

This Too Shall Pass

A Look at History to Provide Insight on How Long a Market Downturn May Last

Fidelity Funds Portfolio Manager's Commentary on Recent Market Volatility

Coronavirus: Macro Impact: Short-run vs Long-run Effects

Three key takeaways from the Fed’s Monetary Policy Report

Recessions in The Service Age

Give Your RRSP A Boost

Forget the Background Noise, the USMCA is the Story

Climbing the Wall of Worry

Third Quarter 2019 Market Update

What Does the Yield Curve Say About the Economy?

Q3 Outlook - Tariffs vs. The Fed

What's Next For Capital Markets in 2019?

Stressing Over the Mortgage Stress Test

Update on the U.S.-China Trade Negotiations

April 2019 Month in Review

Medical Student Offer - Disability Insurance (DI)

Happy Holidays To You and Yours

Google Review for Delta Creek Financial Advisors