All you wanted to know about risk but were afraid to ask
All you wanted to know about risk but were afraid to ask Stock markets have been relatively flat over the last three months. The biggest news maker is obviously Greece. Being crushed under a humongous debt load of 451 Billion Euros owed to its Euro-zone partners, the Greek government decided to call a referendum so […]
What is an investment? … A refresher course.
What is an investment? … A refresher course. The first quarter of 2013 was fairly spectacular for the U.S. (up 11%), Switzerland (up 10%) and Japan (up 9%) and some smaller markets like Sweden, Mexico and Turkey. Unfortunately, for Canada, the SPTSX was down about 3%, due to weakness in the materials and utilities sectors. […]