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Portfolio Commentary – October 2025
October delivered mixed results across key holdings, with tech-linked names showing strength while others faced short-term sector pressures.
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December 2020 Commentary & Performance Review
The juxtaposition of strong financial markets within a struggling global economy in 2020 highlighted how different the two can act. The S&P 500, typically a bellwether for stocks due to its broad sector diversification and revenue sources, ended the year…
November 2020 Commentary & Performance Review
In a remarkably short time, three pharmaceutical heavyweights (Pfizer, Moderna, and AstraZeneca) have announced they’re nearing the final stages of developing a COVID-19 vaccine. The surprisingly high…
October 2020 Commentary & Performance Review
Throughout October, investors took positions to de-risk portfolios in the run-up to the U.S. Presidential election. This de-risking, coupled with rising COVID infections and new lockdowns in Europe, resulted in…
September 2020 Commentary & Performance Review
As lockdown restrictions eased, a second wave of COVID cases surged across Europe and India. As a result, mobility-tracking data produced by Google and Apple shows people are willingly travelling less in these regions, putting increased pressure on…
August 2020 Commentary & Performance Review
Over the early summer months, global economies have shown improvements. Jobs, retail sales, food services, and industrial production have been experiencing significant bounces. As we head into the fall…
July 2020 Commentary & Performance Review
The theme of July was strong growth in risk assets compared to a weak US dollar. Relative to history, the US dollar had the worst month of all the major asset classes. A weak US dollar helps spur growth because…
Not to toot our own horn, but…OK
In addition to our excellent investment selections, we’d like to show you a few other ways in which we add value. We could highlight our excellent customer service, or our best-in-class financial planning and long-term estate and tax planning services, however, the...
July Market Commentary
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...
Our New Investment – It’s Not Just Any Other Investment!
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...
Will You Be Ready for Retirement?
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...
Keys to a Comfortable Retirement
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...
Why Consider Flow-Through Investing?
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Scorching Start for Equities – January 2023 Review
The new year has brought a surge in equity markets as slowing inflation has led to the anticipation that central banks are near peak rates. Canadian CPI rose 6.3% year over …
A Year of Price Discovery – December 2022 Review
December rounded out a year of particularly poor performance for financial markets. High inflation and rapidly rising interest rates led to abnormal losses…
Signs of a Slowdown – November 2022 Review
Equities continued to rally through November, shedding the risk‐off dynamics that have presided over markets for most of 2022. Two macroeconomic factors were supporting the push higher…
Insurance & Legacy Planning
What’s less widely known is that you can purchase an insurance policy on yourself to leave a legacy. This is an option for individuals who want to support a charitable organization
Insurance – The Basics
Insurance can get complicated, so let’s just look at the basics. There are two types of life insurance, ‘term’ and ‘permanent.’
Do you have the right financial plan for these uncertain times?
How do you feel about your current financial situation?