Viewpoints about Canada
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The golden age of security selection in fixed income
The fixed-income environment has changed drastically over the past two years. We explain how an active strategy can take advantage of current market conditions.
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Q4 2023 in review
Manulife Private Wealth reviews how Canadian, U.S., and global equities, and global bond markets performed in Q4 2023.
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What tax advantages do SMAs offer?
Investors in separately managed accounts own the underlying securities within a portfolio, a distinction that helps provide many benefits, including greater potential tax efficiency.
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Building financial fortitude: tax and insurance opportunities for high-net-worth investors
Manulife Private Wealth hosted a session to present scenarios where high-net-worth investors may benefit from life insurance and the tax opportunities from doing so.
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Q3 2023 in review
Manulife Private Wealth reviews how Canadian, U.S., and global equities, and global bond markets performed in Q3 2023.
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Encouraging signs
Equity markets were generally stronger over the second quarter, with U.S. technology companies leading the charge.
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Canada brings the curtain down on real return bonds
The phasing out of inflation-protected bonds ushers in a new era for inflation hedging in Canada. Now that new issuances of real return bonds are off the table, what tools do investors have in their arsenal to lead the fight against inflation? Learn more.
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The Bank of Canada “unpauses”—what’s next?
After just a brief moment on the sidelines, the Bank of Canada has announced yet another 25-basis point rate hike. Our experts offer their take on what this means for the economy. Read more.
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Bank on it: the state of Canadian financial institutions in the wake of bank failures abroad
The financial community was rocked by a string of bank failures in March. The failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank in the United States could have been seen as isolated events, given their significant ties to the tech community that had seen a major downturn in recent months. But investors were rattled even further when Credit Suisse, one of the 30 global systemically important banks, was acquired by rival UBS to prevent the former’s collapse, followed weeks later by the collapse of First Republic Bank, which became the second-largest bank failure in U.S. history. The banking community was put on notice, including in Canada, where banks play a huge role in our economy.
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Q1 2023 in review
Manulife Private Wealth reviews how Canadian and U.S. stocks, global equities, and global bond markets performed in Q1 2023.
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