Cheyenne Rode - Financial Advisor

AI disruption fears, surging tech spending, and softer risk appetite in speculative assets have driven near‑term volatility.

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The Bank of Canada and Fed held rates steady at their January meetings, as expected.

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Last week brought another barrage of geopolitical headlines, as President Trump threatened to raise tariffs on a host of European trade partners.

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Fundamentals remain in control: low energy prices, moderating inflation, solid growth, and broadening earnings continue to help anchor market stability.

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The first week of 2026 has been an eventful one. Your financial advisor can help you navigate economic, geopolitical and policy shifts, and help ensure your portfolio remains on track to achieve your personal financial goals.

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As is customary this time of the year, we have come up with some resolutions for investors that we hope will put them in good stead for whatever 2026 has in store.

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Fed bias toward easing in 2026, BoC on hold: With wage growth cooling and hiring softening, not sharply, but enough to matter, the Fed is likely to maintain a gradual easing bias next year. The BoC will remain comfortable at the low end of its neutral range.

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Markets reacted positively to the Fed meeting last week, less so on account of the widely expected 25 basis point (0.25%) interest-rate cut, but more around the broader messaging from the central bank on the economic and policy outlook, in our view.

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As we enter the final few weeks of 2025, markets have delivered double-digit gains across all major U.S. and Canadian indexes.

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Throughout the year, we believe it's been easy to get caught up in skepticism. Markets have navigated policy shifts, global uncertainty, and valuation concerns.

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Global markets were hit by another bout of volatility last week, with equities again finishing lower in a choppy week, continuing the worst run since the tariff driven sell-offs in April*.

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We believe diversification matters in this backdrop, and we see opportunities in U.S. large-cap and mid-cap stocks, the Canadian materials and energy sectors, and emerging-market stocks, to balance U.S. technology exposure.

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