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A humbling week for bond bears
Stocks may be soaring now, but it's important investors not to get complacent. It's best to start preparing in advance of a bear market by revising your process and strategy.
inside the market
‘Wall of worry’: Investors brace for inflation threat as global stimulus spending surges
The Bank of Canada building in Ottawa is shown on Friday, Aug. 24, 2018. (Justin Tang for The Globe and Mail)
opinion
Recent rally is driven by confidence, not fundamentals
David Parkinson
advisor mutual funds
Investors opt for the ‘do nothing’ trade ahead of U.S. election
(FILES)(COMBO) This combination of file pictures created on September 29, 2020 shows US President Donald Trump (L) and Democratic Presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden squaring off during the first presidential debate at the Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio on September 29, 2020. - Two weeks before the polls, the contrast in campaign strategies between Trump, 74, and Biden, 77, has never been more pronounced: the Republican president led another rally in the battleground state of Pennsylvania October 20, 2020, while Democrat Biden stayed mostly out of sight ahead of a pivotal televised debate on October 22, 2020. Both candidates will get something of a reality check on Thursday when they meet for their second and final televised debate. (Photos by JIM WATSON and SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON,SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
inside the market
As mayhem erupts, markets keep moving higher. What are investors thinking?
Demonstrators gather to protest the death of George Floyd, Monday, June 1, 2020, near the White House in Washington. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
report on business
Global shares, oil rally on vaccine hopes, lockdown easing
Global shares, oil rally on vaccine hopes, lockdown easing
market news
The close: Stocks rally despite a month of historic job losses
The Toronto Stock Exchange Broadcast Centre is shown in Toronto on June 28, 2013.
report on business
Sun Life, Manulife report sharp declines in first quarter after pandemic rocks equity markets
Sun Life Financial Inc. and Manulife Financial Corp. capped the life and health insurers’ third-quarter earnings season with results that surpassed expectations and revealed strong investment gains.
opinion
The no-fear, no-hype take on how much you’ll make in stocks and bonds over the long term
Rob Carrick
report on business
Why the world’s central banks need a better game plan
The Bank of Canada is seen in Ottawa on Wednesday, May 30, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
markets
‘Historic’ trading volumes drive Nasdaq’s profit higher
A view of the exterior of the Nasdaq market site in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., October 24, 2016. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/Files
report on business
Why history shows the ‘staggering’ economic impact of pandemics can persist for decades
Nurses care for victims of a Spanish influenza epidemic outdoors amidst canvas tents during an outdoor fresh air cure, Lawrence, Massachusetts, 1918 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
u.s. business
Federal Reserve broadens access to dollars with repo agreement for foreign central banks
FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Federal Reserve Board building on Constitution Avenue, Washington, U.S., March 19, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
inside the market
How traders are using the VIX as a buy and sell signal in volatile markets
People walk by the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) Global Markets headquarters building in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., September 19, 2018. REUTERS/Michael Hirtzer
market news
The close: TSX has best day in decades on stimulus hopes
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 11.
report on business
Companies raise financing in bid to solidify financial health
In this Feb. 11, 2020, photo, the Grand Princess cruise ship passes the Golden Gate Bridge as it arrives from Hawaii in San Francisco.
report on business
Market crisis adds more risk to oil patch lending
Jeffrey Jones
number cruncher
Shopping for safety and value: 22 low-volatility stocks
For Number Cruncher column in Globe Investor/ROB only.
inside the market
‘Pure madness’: The toll of the stock market plunge
The S&P TSX Composite Index screen at the TMX Broadcast Centre in downtown Toronto on March 12, 2020.
inside the market
How Canadian fund managers are reacting to one of the worst days ever for the TSX
The TSX is shown on a business news ticker is seen in the Financial District in Toronto, Monday, March 9, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
market news
World stocks set for worst week since 2008 as virus fears grip markets
People wearing surgical masks walk past a screen showing Nikkei index outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, on Feb. 3.
opinion
Why so many global markets are at all-time highs
Ian McGugan
report on business
Oil eases on economic worries, but OPEC-led cuts support
FILE PHOTO: An investor looks at an electronic board showing stock information at a brokerage house in Shanghai, China September 7, 2018. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
retirement
It’s time to rethink the 60-40 portfolio asset mix