Christine Tan, Portfolio Manager at SLGI Asset Management Inc. discusses how recessions are a normal part of the economic cycle, and how they may actually offer opportunities to pick up quality companies at bargain prices for investors while also reducing portfolio risk.
In this video, Christine Tan, Portfolio Manager at SLGI Asset Management Inc. makes the case why bonds are an attractive alternative to owning stocks and why they should be part of a well-balanced portfolio.
Our latest insight looks at when stocks and bonds correlate negatively and positively, why they move the way they do, and what that could mean for market watchers.
Markets rollercoaster through a volatile first quarter after interest rates expectations fluctuate.
Find out how Chhad Aul, CIO and Head of the Multi-Asset Solutions, SLGI Asset Management Inc., and his team positioned the Granite funds against a volatile market backdrop in Q1 2023.
Chhad Aul, CIO and Head of the Multi-Asset Solutions, SLGI Asset Management Inc., provides a review of markets in Q1 and what we may expect with rates, recession and the banking sector.
Strong regulation, supervision and a conservative risk culture characterize Canada’s concentrated banking industry. This has reinforced the message that Canadian banks are safe following recent bank runs in the U.S.
Canadian markets turned volatile recently due to bank runs in the U.S. Despite the market turmoil, we encourage Canadian investors to stay invested. While bank runs may have limited direct impact on Canadian economy, the U.S. Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision could dictate the tone for Canada.
At times, investors tend to underestimate risks that seem unlikely to happen. But potentially high impact risks that have a low probability of occurring are important to consider while building and managing portfolios. Here is a list of such risks that markets could encounter in the short to medium term.
2023 has just begun, but so far inflation and interest rates continue to dominate business headlines. Central banks around the world are deliberating what to do next after relentlessly raising interest rates to fight off the highest inflation we’ve seen in the last 30 years. Rate hikes have affected all asset classes and left investors with few places to hide. Inflation, although likely passed its peak, remains elevated and it could be a while until it’s under control.
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