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Leaving Canada can be a complicated scenario to navigate from a financial perspective. We can across the following article on the Financial Post that breaks down some very helpful general information to consider if you are looking at moving out of the Great White North. To read the article, please CLICK HERE. 

June saw some volatility in the markets as the world continues to play the wait-and-see game with a sustained direction on where US interest rates are going. With June wrapped up, we also concluded an overall healthy first half of the year.

May saw the capital markets bounce back from the previous month. Reported inflation in Canada and the US continued to show signs of easing. Also, Canada’s GDP grew less than expected.

April saw a general pullback in the markets. Inflation in the US and Canada came in slightly higher than expected which stoked further fears of a higher-for-longer interest rate mandate in the US. However, stretching things out a bit further, the markets have been on a spectacular run since October 28^th 2023, so the markets pulling back for a month isn’t the worse thing from a long-term investment perspective.

March was a solid month for the markets. As we have grown accustomed to, inflation and interest rates dominated much of the conversation. The last month also saw oil continue its rebound. 

March Market Performance:

With an extra day in the calendar, the Leap Year proved to be a positive for the markets. February saw the markets continue their recent upward trajectory.

February Market Performance:

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The month of January saw the ‘Magnificent 7’ (Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, Nvidia, Meta, Microsoft, Tesla) in the US continue to prop up the market, along with further announcements from the Fed.

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Christmas came early for the capital markets this year. November proved to be an excellent month across multiple asset classes.

November Market Performance:

October proved to be a spooky month for the markets. The negative returns were a result of mixed corporate earnings, macroeconomic data, and geopolitical tensions.

October Market Performance: