by Lucas Wennersten | Aug 6, 2018 | Canada/U.S. Investments, Current Events
2018 Q3 Economic Update from Transition Financial Advisors, Inc. Global stocks rose modestly in the second quarter despite signs of slowing economic growth in Europe and Japan, deteriorating international trade relations, and rising U.S. interest rates. In a volatile... by Lucas Wennersten | Aug 6, 2018 | Canada/U.S. Investments, Current Events
2018 Q2 Economic Update from Transition Financial Advisors, Inc. Global stocks declined in the first quarter of 2018 due to a variety of reasons. Worries about rising interest rates, mounting inflation pressures, and escalating trade tensions between U.S. and China... by Lucas Wennersten | Aug 6, 2018 | Canada/U.S. Investments, Current Events
2018 Q1 Economic Update from Transition Financial Advisors, Inc. At the start of 2017, a common view among market strategists and analysts was that financial markets would not repeat the favorable returns of 2016. An uncertain global economy, political turmoil in the... by Lucas Wennersten | Nov 30, 2017 | Canada/U.S. Investments, Canada/U.S. Tax, Current Events
2017 Q4 Economic Update from Transition Financial Advisors, Inc. Despite numerous geopolitical headwinds, most notably U.S. tension with North Korea, equities posted strong third quarter results, with the S&P 500 index up 4.48%. 2017 is only the 2nd calendar year... by Lucas Wennersten | Nov 30, 2017 | Canada/U.S. Investments, Current Events
2017 Q3 Economic Update from Transition Financial Advisors, Inc. The continued synchronized expansion in global economic activity provided a favorable backdrop for stocks in the second quarter. Bolstered by a weaker dollar, foreign stocks led the global stock market... by Lucas Wennersten | Nov 30, 2017 | Canada/U.S. Investments, Current Events
2017 Q2 Economic Update from Transition Financial Advisors, Inc. Global stocks rallied in the first quarter amid better than expected corporate earnings growth and improving economic data in the United States, Europe, and Japan. Contrary to what you might hear in the... by Lucas Wennersten | Feb 2, 2017 | Canada/U.S. Investments
2017 Q1 Economic Update from Transition Financial Advisors, Inc. The U.S. equity market reached new highs in 2016 and stocks in most developed and emerging market countries delivered positive returns as well. The year began with anxiety over China’s uncertain economy,... by Lucas Wennersten | Nov 14, 2016 | Canada/U.S. Investments
2016 Q4 Economic Update from Transition Financial Advisors, Inc. The U.S. stock market has been in a holding pattern for several months now, as uncertainty over the election and high equity valuations have kept the S&P 500 in a narrow trading range. Analysts... by Lucas Wennersten | Aug 8, 2016 | Canada/U.S. Investments
2016 Q3 Economic Update from Transition Financial Advisors, Inc. The world’s stock markets have spent the better part of 2016 on rocky ground and we expect volatility to continue into the second half of the year. Investors were confronted with the British vote to... by Lucas Wennersten | Jun 30, 2016 | Current Events
We have had a few inquiries in response to the market turbulence created by the United Kingdom’s vote to leave the European Union, and we thought it important to share our thoughts: In the short-term, we believe this event is likely to impact the markets much like any... 