High-quality, dividend-paying equities can moderate the effects of market volatility on your portfolio in uncertain times.
Investing in dividend-paying companies means that, for the most part, you are choosing high-quality investments. That’s because dividends are a portion of profits, so…
Please join us in welcoming Ryan Webster as the newest member of our team. Ryan has been a wealth advisor at ScotiaMcLeod for the past 2 years. During that time, he’s helped clients achieve their financial goals…
After three rather tumultuous months in the equity markets, the frenetic pace in the equity markets cooled from a boil to a simmer during April. Fifteen times during January the Dow Jones Industrial Average had a daily change of 100…
As chair of this event, I would like to invite you to participate in the first Annual Run Walk for Easter Seals Kids. The event is designed to help raise funds for Easter Seals Kids in the London/Middlesex region. The…
On June 17, 2008 I will be holding a free information session regarding the new Manulife, Income Plus product. There has been allot of attention lately through commercials and other advertising surrounding the “Guaranteed Income For Life”. I have asked…
Another month gone by…another month fraught with equity market volatility. During March the S&P/TSX Composite lost 1.7% but was well off of its lows hit two-thirds of the way through the month. Not only did we witness volatility in the…
The 2008 Federal Budget contains a number of important initiatives that will be of particular interest to Canadian investors. These include: New tax-advantaged ways to save – Beginning in 2009, Canadians can contribute up to $5,000 per year of after-tax…
Most investors would agree that February was far kinder to investors in Canada than January. After posting a -4.9% simple price return in January, the TSX Composite Index added 3.3% in February. As at the end of February, the TSX…