Viewpoints about Market volatility
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Dollar-cost averaging — How market volatility can work to your advantage
When markets fall, your immediate thought might be to sell. What you don’t realize is that if you try to time the market, it could cost you more to leave than to stay invested.
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Five timeless principles for investing success
While investing in volatile times can sometimes challenge your discipline and commitment, there are timeless principles to include in your investment strategy that can help ease your mind and keep you focused on the long term.
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Rising interest rates—implications for the Fed
Rising U.S. interest rates have unnerved investors. We examine the causes behind the development and explore the options that are available to the Fed.
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Market volatility and ETF trading tips
ETF investors can better navigate volatile markets by keeping a few basic principles in mind, including resisting the urge to panic-sell.
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Managing volatility with the cash wedge strategy
Learn how the cash wedge investment strategy can offer a safe harbour for Canadians worried about volatile markets.
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Four types of risk in global fixed income
Risk management is an essential skill of experienced fixed-income managers and the key to seeking income and preserving wealth for investors regardless of the market cycle.
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Tax planning in a volatile market
It's confusing - not to mention upsetting - to get tax slips for funds that have dropped in value. Here's why that can happen, and what to do to prevent it.
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The case for core: fixed-income investing in an era of yield scarcity
The most surprising aspect of the bond markets over the past year wasn’t how badly things fell apart—it was how quickly they recovered. We take a closer look at the role core and core plus strategies can play in an era when the “easy money” has already been made.
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What do above average investment returns have to do with contract years?
The VIX Index broke above 30 in the last week of October 2020. What does this mean for potential forward returns? Our team says it could indicate a change.
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Foresight October 2020: key macro themes and market outlook
The COVID-19 outbreak has brought us back to an ultra-low interest-rate environment. Find out how it has changed returns expectations across different asset classes.
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