A few comments for you today on recent market moves in the United States to support why we have become more defensive in our positioning in the equity portion of your portfolio: The stock market has rebounded in July, but fewer companies are leading the charge. Below is a graph showing the S&P500® from April […]
Executive Summary: I’m extremely excited to share with you this new investment I was able to design with my colleagues at Scotia Global Banking and Markets. The ability to do this type of thing is quite unique to us, how we’re licensed and various other factors, so I thought it was (at the risk of […]
Recently we found some interesting articles regarding saving for retirement and whether Canadians are preparing and will have enough savings to support them in their retirement. We at Vandermeer Wealth Management find it interesting that depending on who does the research the information provided could be quite different. Some suggest Canadians are on track, while […]
Can You Survive on 2.9% of your Retirement Fund? Executive Summary: Many of my clients are nearing or are currently in some form of retirement. If you are at this stage of life, sustaining your targeted income stream is extremely important. The challenge is how you will do this in an unprecedented era of low […]
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