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Will the First Half be a Hard Act to Follow? A friend of mine once said that the hardest shot in golf is the one after a great drive.  The same could be said for equity markets after the first half of this year.  Year to date the S&P TSX Composite, S&P 500,...

SIC Multi Asset Institutional Composite   June 2019 Year to Date SIC Institutional 2.4% 10.0% Benchmark* 2.0% 10.0% * 5% T Bills, 35% Canadian Bond Composite, 20% S&P TSX Composite TRI, 20% S&P 500 C$ TRI, 20% MSCI EAFE (Net) C$ TRI The US Federal Reserve came...

SIC Multi Asset Institutional Composite   May 2019 Year to Date SIC Institutional -3.2% 7.5% Benchmark* -2.1% 7.8% * 5% T Bills, 35% Canadian Bond Composite, 20% TSX Composite TRI, 20% S&P 500 C$ TRI, 20% MSCI EAFE (Net) C$ TRI In May, global stock markets were...

SIC Multi Asset Institutional Composite   April 2019 Year to Date SIC Institutional 2.4% 11.0% Benchmark* 2.2% 10.2% * 5% T Bills, 35% Canadian Bond Composite, 20% TSX Composite TRI, 20% S&P 500 C$ TRI, 20% MSCI EAFE (Net) C$ TRI Global stock markets performed...

Lessons Learned The first quarter saw global markets surge higher.   Both global equities and fixed income posted strong results.  Global equities as measured by the MSCI World Index returned a whopping 10.2%.  While it is true that two important developments carried...

SIC Multi Asset Institutional Composite   March 2019 Year to Date SIC Institutional 1.9% 8.3% Benchmark* 2.2% 7.9% * 5% T Bills, 35% Canadian Bond Composite, 20% TSX Composite TRI, 20% S&P 500 C$ TRI, 20% MSCI EAFE (Net) C$ TRI Global capital markets continued to...

 SIC Multi Asset Institutional Composite February 2019 Year to Date SIC Institutional 1.8% 6.3% Benchmark* 1.9% 5.5% * 5% T Bills, 35% Canadian Bond Composite, 20% TSX Composite TRI, 20% S&P 500 C$ TRI, 20% MSCI EAFE (Net) C$ TRI Global equity markets continued to...

 SIC Multi Asset Institutional Composite   January 2019 Year to Date SIC Institutional 4.5% 4.5% Benchmark* 3.6% 3.6% * 5% T Bills, 35% Canadian Bond Composite, 20% TSX Composite TRI, 20% S&P 500 C$ TRI, 20% MSCI EAFE (Net) C$ TRI  The new year brought new...