It’s easy to get caught up in the day to day noise, but there is a huge reward for holding the equity markets over the long term.
We enter the second half of 2026 with S&P/TSX Composite Index sitting near its all-time high, however, there are a couple of key items to keep an eye on.
For the second year in a row, if you panic sold in April you would have missed a rapid recovery.
The S&P 500 has historically averaged a return of 10.1% since 1928, but only 4 times over the past 98 years has the annual return been between 8% to 12%.
Many Canadians are paying high fees to underperform. If you invest with a company that only offers investments they issue themselves, there is a good chance you are one of them.
The S&P 500 has historically averaged a return of 10.1% since 1928, but only 4 times over the past 98 years has the annual return been between 8% to 12%.
Many Canadians are paying high fees to underperform. If you invest with a company that only offers investments they issue themselves, there is a good chance you are one of them.
With the price of Gold hitting all-time highs (see chart below) I’ve been fielding more and more questions recently along the lines of “is now a good time to buy?”.
It didn’t take long for the markets to recover after a significant sell off earlier this year. Hope you didn’t miss the rebound!
Investors are advised to own a well-diversified portfolio within their risk tolerance and then maintain it through all market conditions until their situation changes or they are faced with a major life event. This is all well and true, but if you’re an investor who is entering your retirement years, generating a high return, while important, is only one factor that influences how long your savings will last.
