Last Month in the Markets – May 1st – 31st, 2023  What happened in May?   Last month saw divergence among major North American equity indexes with two increasing and two decreasing

Last Month in the Markets – April 3rd – 28th, 2023 What happened in April?   Last month demonstrated the resiliency of equity markets.  After a quick rise to begin the month, North

Last Month in the Markets: March 1st – 31st, 2023 What happened in March?   Last month was difficult to endure for investors concentrated in North American equities, especially those with significant holdings

Last Month in the Markets – February 1st -28th, 2023 What happened in February?   With the exception of a few peaks, last month delivered mostly negative results for investors concentrated in

Last Month in the Markets – January 3rd to 31st, 2023  What happened in January?   Last month proved to be a much more tensionless month than most for investors of almost

Last Year in the Markets – January 3rd to December 30th, 2022  What happened in 2022?   Overall, last year was a trying time for almost every Canadian investor.  Several factors contributed to

Last Month in the Markets – November 1st – 30th, 2022             What happened in November?   Overall, the results for investors were largely positive last month.  The major Canadian and American equity indexes

Last Month in the Markets – October 3rd – 31st, 2022  What happened in October?   The beginning of the month was uneven for equity investors.  After rising-and-falling, the major North American indexes,

Last Month in the Markets – September 1st – 30th, 2022  (source: Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/markets, MSCI https://www.msci.com/end-of-day-data-search and ARG Inc. analysis) What happened in September?   September is typically a bad month for North American equities

Last month was tumultuous for equity investors.  Much of the volatility has been and will be, based on inflation, the reaction by central banks, and the anticipated actions of central banks.