While the award-winning macroeconomists in the steerage section are forecasting market meltdown and a 50% plop in stocks, that’s not going to happen. Oil will undoubtedly go up. Inflation jitters may ...

When clients ask for my best Trump hedge, emerging markets usually top the list. First, the US dollar. While currency forecasting is notoriously difficult, it’s fair to say that the US dollar didn’t ...

Next week realtors will crawl out of their winter burrows, squint at the weak sun then likely retreat. No spring this year. When the stats are revealed (Wednesday for the GTA) they’ll show Feb ’25 was ...

It’s a privilege being old. Too many people never make it that far. But it ends. For everyone. The finish line comes. When you croak, the worries and stress end. Not for those left behind, however.

Gold is also benefitting from inflation concerns, as well as insulation from Trump. Data last week showed underlying inflation is sticky, and expected to rise. So maybe the Fed won’t be dropping rates ...

Canadians aged 18 and older can contribute to a TFSA each year up to the annual maximum. The initial contribution limit in 2009 was $5,000, and for this year it was set at $7,000. In total, the ...

Time to get real about your personal finances, given what may be coming. We all know the threats. It’s a dodgy world at the moment and the best way to insulate yourself is to either become a nun or a ...

Tomorrow’s inflation report’s expected to be a yawner. Stuck in the mid-2% range. The central bank won’t be jacking or hacking rates for a while. Maybe all year. The housing market will sit on life ...

Bad Bunny aside, last week’s Super Bowl was a dud. I should have heeded the prediction-market betting, which early on pegged the Seahawks as a massive favourite, and switched to the Olympics. But a ...

So I asked ChatGPT to write a blog post on why AI bots should never be allowed to write a blog post, and to do it in the style of Garth Turner. Let’s get something straight: words matter. Real ones.