Investing – Advisor's Edge https://phoenix.advisor.ca The best news source for Canadian financial advisors. Investments, financial markets, insurance, practice management, tax and estate planning Tue, 03 Oct 2023 17:38:19 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://phoenix.advisor.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2018/05/cropped-advisor-ico-32x32.png Investing – Advisor's Edge https://phoenix.advisor.ca 32 32 Pension solvency improves in Q3 despite negative returns https://phoenix.advisor.ca/investments/market-insights/pension-solvency-improves-in-q3-despite-negative-returns/ Tue, 03 Oct 2023 17:38:19 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=231441 Rising yields lead to "Goldilocks environment" for pension plans

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Picking apart the idea of a stock-picker’s market https://phoenix.advisor.ca/my-practice/continuing-education/picking-apart-the-idea-of-a-stock-pickers-market/ Mon, 02 Oct 2023 21:12:23 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=231231 Evidence doesn’t support active management, so why do some advisors?

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Addressing advisors’ misguided beliefs https://phoenix.advisor.ca/my-practice/continuing-education/addressing-advisors-misguided-beliefs/ Tue, 19 Sep 2023 14:51:17 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=230827 Opinion: Here are three ideas to promote evidence-based practices

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Some energy firms are quietly separating their ESG businesses https://phoenix.advisor.ca/investments/market-insights/some-energy-firms-are-quietly-separating-their-esg-businesses/ Fri, 15 Sep 2023 20:26:59 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=230795 Investors should still stick with transition-focused investments

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Foreign investors stay hungry for Canadian debt https://phoenix.advisor.ca/investments/market-insights/foreign-investors-stay-hungry-for-canadian-debt/ Fri, 15 Sep 2023 17:28:55 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=230807 Offshore investors pile into corporate and government bonds in July

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AI likely to boost credit quality: Moody’s https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/industry-news/ai-likely-to-boost-credit-quality-moodys/ Thu, 14 Sep 2023 19:12:15 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=230778 Risks include increased inequality, social disruption

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Yellen details tighter scrutiny of investment plans of foreign owned companies operating in the U.S. https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/economic/yellen-details-tighter-scrutiny-of-investment-plans-of-foreign-owned-companies-operating-in-the-u-s/ Thu, 14 Sep 2023 18:50:42 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=230773 Treasury secretary says Committee on Foreign Investment is adapting to a changing global economy

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Where are Canadian equities headed? https://phoenix.advisor.ca/investments/market-insights/where-are-canadian-equities-headed/ Mon, 14 Aug 2023 20:30:44 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=229637 Valuation gap may present an opportunity for Canadian investors

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CPP Investments posts net loss in latest quarter https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/industry-news/cpp-investments-posts-net-loss-in-latest-quarter/ Thu, 10 Aug 2023 14:31:47 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=229580 The fund posted a negative return of 0.8% for the quarter ended June 30

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Canadian venture capital funding bounces back in Q2 https://phoenix.advisor.ca/news/economic/canadian-venture-capital-funding-bounces-back-in-q2/ Fri, 28 Jul 2023 15:19:33 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=229219 But the $3.25 billion in total disbursements in the first half of the year compares with $4.72 billion in the first six months last year

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