by Leo Belmonte | Jan 31, 2019 | Leo's Blog
Everyone knows how to win. Few know how to lose. Yet the secret to making money in the various markets is knowing how to lose and how to control your losses. In the book Warren Buffet calls the best book ever written on investing, namely Benjamin Graham’s THE...
by Leo Belmonte | May 18, 2018 | Leo's Blog
2018 marks year #10 since our last global market downturn. To place this into context, historically a market correction-recession typically happens every 5-6 years. As you can appreciate we are well beyond those statistics which leads me to believe we are closer to...
by Securityfinancial | Jan 26, 2018 | Leo's Blog
I wanted to pass along an interesting article from Wealth Professional Canada regarding Canadian’s struggles with the inevitable rising interest rate environment. Whether it be a mortgage or an investment loan, a minimal uptick in interest rates would mean less...
by Securityfinancial | Nov 6, 2017 | Leo's Blog
The Canadian economy contracted in August — its first monthly pullback since October last year. Statistics Canada said Tuesday real GDP shrank 0.1% in August, following essentially no change in July. The Canadian economy began 2017 with strong growth through the first...
by Securityfinancial | Sep 15, 2017 | Leo's Blog
Lately, there has been much media hype about the Canadian economy, and the data seems to suggest we are certainly experiencing growth. However, one pressing question remains – how much of this growth will actually be felt by the average Canadian? Recently, the...
