Blog
17 January, 2019
In this four-minute video, Counsel’s Chief Investment Strategist, Rana Chauhan, tackles the causes for the recent market volatility, and points out that there is good news that will help see us through this “market flu”. ... Read more
20 July, 2018
Quarterly Program Commentary: Value and the U.S.... Read more
23 April, 2018
After a strong start to the year in January, all major stock and bond indexes declined in the first quarter of 2018. Similarly, the Canadian dollar was also strong in January but it too reversed direction and declined by the end of the quarter.... Read more
4 March, 2018
Filed Under: Tax Planning 
Tax season just got a little easier for IPC Private Wealth clients. Starting the week of March 19, 2018, you will receive your personalized 2017 IPC Private Wealth Tax Information Package to help you prepare and consolidate your tax slips.... Read more
30 January, 2018
Three basic questions: • The determinants of having a financial advisor • Assessing the impact of a financial advisor on the value of assets • The gamma factors... Read more
30 September, 2017
While Trump’s tweets and North Korea’s threats keep unnerving investor sentiment, I encourage you to focus on corporate earnings which are the ultimate driving force behind the direction of the stock market. According to researcher ‘Factset’, U.S. co... Read more
24 July, 2017
Since May 3rd, 2017, there has been a reversal in the long-term deterioration in the value of the Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar. Since bottoming at just under $0.72 USD on that date, the Canadian dollar has gained over 9.3% to bring it... Read more
30 June, 2017
Although off from the recent peak valuations from earlier in the quarter, your portfolio has still advanced 0.8% from Q1 (March 31, 2017).... Read more
8 May, 2017
Though global equity markets traded sideways in March, they ended the first quarter with a gain of 5.2%. We like the fact that most equity markets have been driven by earnings growth rather than P/E expansion so far in 2017, making the current rally... Read more
16 March, 2017
2016 Year-End Market Commentary: 2016 was a year like a good suspense film, full of plot twists, unexpected events, with alternating emotions of joy and anguish.... Read more
