by Leo Belmonte | Jan 21, 2022 | Leo's Blog
Happy New Year!I wanted to provide a recap of 2021, what to expect in 2022, and contribution reminders for the RRSP and TFSA.After a challenging 2020, the global economy stabilized and began its recovery in 2021 despite some challenges along the way. Most notably the...
by Leo Belmonte | Feb 3, 2020 | Leo's Blog
Welcome to a new year and a new decade. I recently participated in a presentation hosted by the Economic Club of Canada. The big six Canadian banks had their chief economists offer their insights on the current state of the global economy. In addition, I would like to...
by Leo Belmonte | Jul 15, 2019 | Leo's Blog
Investing in the financial markets is often a challenging experience and, so far in 2019, that has definitely been the case. Most bond managers have kept their focus on the dramatic decline in interest rates around the world. Much has been said about the level of...
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 | Feb 6, 2018 | Leo's Blog
I wanted to provide feedback on the recent market downturn. This activity is not a bear market which is defined as 3-6 months of a market downturn, rather a market correction that is long overdue – and perfectly normal when you look at historical trends. Since March...
