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ClearWater Market Commentary as of January 4th, 2021

The holiday shortened week saw the S&P 500 set a record high on Monday as another round of U.S. unemployment benefits and stimulus checks were announced and after Trump signed a new COVID relief bill

ClearWater Market Commentary as of December 21st, 2020

Although Canadian equities closed mixed last week, the TSX rose to a nine-month high following the fresh record highs set last week by the major U.S. indexes.

ClearWater Market Commentary as of December 14th, 2020

Although Canadian equities closed mixed last week, the TSX rose to a nine-month high following the fresh record highs set last week by the major U.S. indexes.

ClearWater Market Commentary as of December 7th, 2020

Markets added to year-to-date gains last week, with the spotlight concentrated on the triumvirate of 1) vaccine progress, 2) the current state of the economy and 3) the potential for a fiscal package in Washington.

ClearWater Market Commentary as of November 30th, 2020

Despite a week shortened by the holiday in the United States and Japan, stocks, bonds, and commodities unanimously signaled growing optimism about the growth of economic activity in 2021.

ClearWater Market Commentary as of November 23rd, 2020

The wave of encouraging news pushed several stock market indices-including the S&P 500, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, and the MSCI All-Country World Index-to historic highs. However, both the S&P 500 (-0.77%) and Dow Jones (-0.73%) declined to end the week lower, as tightening restrictions in..

2020 Year End Tax Planning

2020 will no doubt go down as one of the most monumentally disruptive and headline-intense years on record. Nonetheless, even a global pandemic is no excuse not to get your planning ducks in a row and consider ways to economize on taxes and plan your wealth strategies for the 2020 year end. As we enter the final weeks of 2020, we’ve listed a few helpful strategies that may be useful across..

ClearWater Market Commentary as of November 16th, 2020

The positive implications of an effective vaccine for economic growth triggered gains of more than 2% for the Canadian stock index, despite fears that a Biden administration in the United States would cancel the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline.

ClearWater Market Commentary as of November 9th, 2020

In addition to the election results, early data suggesting that German pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has developed a safe and effective vaccine for COVID-19 is driving the markets today. For more information on this vaccine candidate

ClearWater Market Commentary as of October 30th, 2020

Fears that the increase in COVID-19 cases would weaken the economy were compounded by the end of hopes for a pre-election fiscal stimulus package. In addition, fears that the presidential election results would be tighter also added further pressure on stocks.

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