MARKET BOUNCE True to form there’s rarely a dull moment when it comes to the markets. Suffice it to say, the first quarter of 2019 provided little to counter the previous statement. With December 2018 being one of the worst months on record (counting from the...
Read MoreSANTA’S LUMP OF COAL Much is made about the “Santa Claus Rally” on a yearly basis. Historically, market participants, like eagerly awaiting children on the eve of the big day, view the year end as a welcome gift. With bated breath they anticipate the returns that...
Read MoreUNCERTAINTY LESSENING? No, USMCA isn’t the new Village People song. It’d be a hard sell to supplant the fun of YMCA with the nuanced and tedious aspects of trade, of the sort the USMCA lays bare. Whether we can now start dancing in the streets is...
Read MoreTO TARIFF OR NOT TO TARIFF… If this were a movie it would have to be a dark comedy. It’s the kind of funny that’s akin to the taste of mayonnaise that’s gone off as opposed to a Robin William’s stand-up routine. Kind of like, ‘hmmm...
Read MoreTO TRADE OR NOT TO TRADE: How are your stomachs after this quarter? I’m sure the last three months have provided some queasy moments. Observing the seemingly non-sensical up and down of equity markets can lend to a reliance on antacids. As each of you have...
Read MoreTOUGHING IT OUT: We enjoy a lot of advantages living in Canada. Beautiful landscapes, no political or geo-political issues that threaten us specifically, generally a free society to go about our business and carve out a future, and four seasons that would make many around the...
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The economy and the market are flexing – but which factors are ‘Capes’, and which are the ‘Kryptonite’? DOLDRUMS TO DARLING? As a kid, back in the late 70s and into the early 80s, I remember reading comics of my favorite superheroes. I wasn’t a fan of...
Read MoreMark Taucar talks Market Noise, Charts, and Sound Investing Been watching much news lately? What with the new Trump administration, geopolitical strife in the middle-east, relations with Russia and the Democratic Republic of North Korea’s sabre rattling, it would seem that we are bound for upheaval...
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Tax time is rapidly approaching and we want to make it as stress free for you as possible. Did you know that due to the auditing process, Accilent only receives its T5013 forms at the end of March into the first week of April each year? That's right! Each...
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New Team Leader And New Offerings On The Horizon It is with great pleasure that we welcome Mark Taucar to the Accilent Capital Management Inc. team. As the newest VP and Portfolio Manager at Accilent, Mark will be spearheading and managing our new upcoming discretionary portfolio management service. This new offering...
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