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Canadian pension plans end 2020 with pre-pandemic funding levels, but low interest rates mean risks remain

The pension health index finished the year at 114 per cent, up from 107 per cent in September and 112 per cent at the end of 2019.

Gordon Pape: Why I see muted upside for investors in 2021

Farewell to 2020. It’s a year we’d all like to forget, but never will. Normalcy as we knew it vanished. But we all know that story by now. The key is what lies ahead.

Four ways your personal finances will be tested in 2021

A year as financially bizarre as 2020 can only be followed by a period of readjustment. Here are four predictions of what may lie ahead for the personal finances of the country:

The crazy year that was: top stock market performers of 2020 not all that surprising, when you think about it ….

2020 was a year when, astonishingly, some major stock indexes set record highs. Many investors are ending 2020 with some nice profits in their portfolios.

Four financial principles to help get your portfolio back on track in an uncertain 2021

With vaccinations underway and the economic recovery continuing in fits and starts, we can anticipate an improving financial situation in 2021. Here are four financial principles to help you deal with both the good and the bad in the year ahead and beyond.

As thousands of Canadians flock to day trading during lockdown, experts urge caution

Financial experts are urging would-be traders to educate themselves in the fundamentals of investing and warning them not to get caught up in “fear of missing out” on market highs.

Gordon Pape: Here’s how to prepare your portfolio for further pandemic-related turbulence

Whatever your reaction to the election result may be, we are still going to have to deal with the current financial and economic reality. Here’s what that means.

Rosenberg: Pfizer’s promising COVID-19 vaccine is a potential game changer for the economy and how to invest

We took a giant leap forward Monday with the Pfizer announcement on the efficacy of their phase three vaccine trial. If Pfizer is successful here, it surely is a game changer.

Yes, U.S. stocks are pricey. But too expensive?

Yes, stocks are expensive. Most everyone along Wall Street agrees on that following their amazing return to records despite the still-raging pandemic. But whether that’s something to worry about? Another question entirely.

Why You Should Save Like A Pessimist, But Don’t Invest Like One

There are plenty of negative stories in the news, between the West Coast fires, hurricanes, COVID-19, political unrest and so on, and so on. But some of these events aren't as unusual as you might think. And when saving and investing, you can use that realization to plan.

Did You Do The Right Thing In Your 401(k) During The COVID Crisis?

To say the least, it’s been a time of high anxiety for retirement savers. Millions of Americans, though, simply want to know how to move forward.

Stay patient if the pandemic’s get-rich-quick phase has you feeling left out

Staying safe and solvent is still a smart thing to do as we head toward what will undoubtedly be an eventful fall.

How Our Strengths Shape Our Trading Psychology

Here are the strengths that shape success in financial markets and how we can cultivate them.

The gap between stock markets and society has never been greater

Amidst the doom and gloom, however, one light shines brightly. Even as fears of a second wave intensify, the stock market has been doing very nicely, thank you very much.

‘Stock market crashes are a fact of life’: Five hard-won lessons from the pandemic for investors

When you come up against challenging markets like we’ve seen since the pandemic struck, it can be an eye-opening learning experience from a tough teacher. Here are five hard-won investing lessons derived from recent market events and earlier history.

Did you manage to resist selling your stocks during the crash? Good.

Investing in stocks sure feels like a roller-coaster ride these days, but it’s one where you don’t know whether the next stretch of the ride will be up, down or level.

‘COVID Is Different’: How Coronavirus Upended the Rules of Investing in a Recession

If you thought you knew the typical rules of investing during a recession, the coronavirus may have proved you wrong.

Spend or hoard? Fate of forced savings could define pandemic recovery :Mike Dolan

Many households have built up a stash of savings during the coronavirus lockdowns of the past three months -- and how they view them may dictate the speed of recovery from the pandemic.

The Dow Just Fell 1,500 Points. Here’s How to Protect Your Investments Against Stock Market Volatility

It’s no time for investors to get complacent. The S&P 500 may have erased its losses for the year earlier this week, but volatility returned with a vengeance. The pandemic has highlighted that you need to have a plan in place before market volatility arrives.

As the Stock Market Erases Its Losses for the Year, Investors Suffer From Keeping Their Cash on the Sidelines

Investors who get spooked by market conditions and move their cash to the sidelines may find that stocks recover quicker than they expected and that they’re behind where they would have been had they just left that money in the market,

Investors are due for a reality check: Upheaval often foreshadows deeper economic challenges

The street protests of 1968 led into a decade of economic upheaval, marked by an end to the gold standard, stagflation, and surging interest rates. The street protests of 2020 could be the prelude to an equally wild period.

As mayhem erupts, markets keep moving higher. What are investors thinking?

Massive protests in the United States on the weekend followed the biggest spike in unemployment since the Great Depression as a simmering dispute between the U.S. and China threatens to escalate. Yet, most major stock markets notched gains on Monday.

How Investors Can Navigate Pandemic-Related Risk in Emerging Markets

Long after developed markets have COVID-19 relatively under control, the virus will remain a threat in emerging markets, where uneven governance, weak health systems, dense urban slums and high rates of poverty multiply the challenges of fighting the pandemic.

Video: Investors Learn to Navigate Uncertainty Amid Pandemic

Anna Han, equity strategist at Wells Fargo Securities, discusses how reopening economies will affect market activity.

The no-fear, no-hype take on how much you’ll make in stocks and bonds over the long term

Some of the financial carnage we’ve seen in the pandemic could have been mitigated by effective planning that emphasized not just investing, but saving for the unexpected.

Video: Now Is a Good Time to Add to Equities, Says Brooks Macdonald’s Park

Edward Park, deputy chief investment officer at Brooks Macdonald Asset Management, discusses his investment strategy and his outlook for markets.

Four investing lessons from the coronavirus pandemic

Just as scientists and governments are learning important lessons from covid-19, investors are getting a crash course in crisis portfolio management. Here are some key investing lessons we’ve learned.

What Investors Can Do Now

Many investors are voicing concerns that volatility has impacted not only their financial health and retirement funding but also their personal happiness and overall wellness. Here are a few considerations for investors now:

The world will look much different once the pandemic ends. These investments will thrive in it

What the world looks like when the crisis ends is truly anyone’s guess, but I will say with 100-per-cent clarity that it is going to look a lot different than it did before.

It’s a good idea to invest during bad times in Canada. Here’s the proof

Cast your mind back to what you were doing last New Year’s Eve. If you’re like me, you might have a hard time remembering those joyful times after sheltering inside for weeks under the miasma of the virus-induced storm.

The Most Important Investing Lesson I Learned In The Last Recession

It’s important to remember, though, that investing in the stock market is really playing a long game. This isn’t a get-rich-quick strategy.

In these unpredictable times, here’s how your portfolio should look right now

Stock markets continue to flounder as investors try to figure out where we are going economically. Although we’ve seen a rally since the March lows, volatility still reigns. What should you do in these circumstances?

Don’t Touch Your Face…Or Your Portfolio

These last few weeks have been terrifying for almost anyone with money in the stock market. You may be tempted to reduce the amount you have in stocks or even get out altogether, but this could be a big mistake.

What Nervous Investors Should Do Now

It’s hard to see the stock market and investment portfolios drop so quickly. It is unnerving, to say the least. Although this time we are also facing a health crisis, we’ve seen many other market declines much worse than this over the past 25 years. There are things you can do.

Six personal-finance ideas that have been blown to pieces by the pandemic

After a decade of economic stability, we got a bit sloppy in some of our personal-finance habits. Here are some examples of ideas about money that no longer make sense.

Stay Agile Investing In The Ides Of March

“Beware the Ides of March,” a soothsayer told Julius Caesar in Shakespeare’s famous play of the same name. Whether you believe in superstitions or not, March of 2020 will go down as a historic month on Wall Street. For investors, now is a time to stay agile in your thinking.

Worried about your shrinking nest egg? How the 4% rule can help save your retirement

Then the coronavirus crisis hit and stocks tanked. How do you determine if the rate of your withdrawals is now too high to be sustained by your diminished portfolio?

Pandemic personal finance update: Bank deposits are something you do NOT need to worry about

Over the past few weeks, a significant number of people have expressed concern about the safety of their deposits and guaranteed investment certificates at the big banks.

What’s next for investors? Here are six key things to monitor as the coronavirus crisis progresses

Everyone watches the stock market. But to better understand today’s economic mayhem you need to range more widely. Here are six key areas to monitor, ranging from viruses to household finances to Chinese shares.

Bank of Canada cuts key interest rate half-percentage point to 0.25 per cent

The Bank of Canada cut its key interest rate another half-percentage point to 0.25 per cent – matching its all-time low – and took its first steps into quantitative easing Friday, in response to the COVID-19 crisis.

I Became a Disciplined Investor Over 40 Years. The Virus Broke Me In 40 Days.

The author says: I’ve survived — and even prospered through — four stock-market crashes. But nothing prepared me for this.

Is Now The Time To Buy Stocks?

When you are looking to build wealth over your lifetime, different staring points may bring better returns. That being said, the more time you have invested in the stock market, the better your chances of building life-changing wealth

How young investors are reacting to their first major market rout

After seeing their stock portfolios mostly rise in recent years, 20- and 30-something investors are living through their first lengthy market rout, with mixed reactions.

Crash course in crash protection

With stocks in steep decline and a possible recession threatening, Canadians appear to be facing the most challenging economic and investment situation in more than a decade. So what do you do now in response to that challenge?

Four things you should know before taking your next move as an investor

When pandemic scare stories dominate social media, and stock markets ricochet from panic to optimism, what should a rational investor do? Here are four helpful thoughts to keep in mind

Five Ways To Make Lemonade Out Of A Lemon Market

If you also believe this too shall pass, what should you do today to make your financial situation better for the future? Here are five ideas:

The Market Is Moving. Most People Should Sit Still.

The stock market’s fall may have you on edge. But if your long-term goals didn’t change today, your investments probably shouldn’t either.

Is the Coronavirus Infecting Your Investment Portfolio?

Market drops are tough news but not critical for the well-managed portfolio where risk analysis has been done. No one could have predicted the coronavirus but past is prologue, and it’s time to reflect on what we can learn.

No, plunging stock markets do not mean you’re a terrible investor

The best thing you can do for your finances right now is to keep calm and carry on. It’s normal to second guess all the decisions you made about money when markets go wild, however, this is a terrible time to make judgments like this.

What the coronavirus market fall means for your pension

Someone with £250,000 in scheme at start of year will have seen it shrink to about £225,000.

The New Mutuality

More than ever, the climate crisis and the rise of AI mean we’re all in this together. It’s time for community conversations about the implications of this new age of mutuality.

In part, the stockmarket’s plunge reflects past complacency

Covid-19 sparks one of the fastest slides since the second world war

History Of Pandemics Says Don’t Sell

The novel coronavirus (nCoV) that emerged from Wuhan, China has caused markets—especially international and emerging markets—to sell-off. But should they?

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