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What are Real Return Bonds?

Real Return Bonds offer investors protection from inflation. But what are they, and how do they work? We interviewed Duncan McCallum to find out.

Personal Finance

Registered Education Savings Plans offer Canadians the opportunity to put money away for post-secondary schooling. The money put away into these accounts is tax-sheltered and is matched by federal and some provincial governments.

January 6, 2023
7 mins Read

Investing: Fixed Income

Commentary: Will central banks hit the right note on monetary policy in the new year?

Markets may be wishing for lower inflation this holiday season, but the portfolio managers at Canso Investment Counsel Ltd. think it’s unreasonable to expect the Bank of Canada will reach its 2% target any time soon. In 2023, it’ll all come down to monetary policy decisions.

December 29, 2022
2 mins Read

Investing: Fixed Income

Commentary: Central banks’ effect on financial markets

The third quarter saw ‘carnage’ in fixed income markets. But as central banks increased rates to wrestle with inflation, some investments proved more resilient than others.

December 29, 2022
3 mins Read

Investing: Fixed Income

Commentary: Bond management, not the Fed’s “magic wand” is the real opportunity to handle inflation in a portfolio

Holding bonds at a time of rising inflation and unpredictable central bankers requires more than crossing your fingers and hoping the Fed or Bank of Canada will rein in the economy. In their fall 2022 Canso Market Px, portfolio managers at Canso Investment Counsel Ltd. discuss the political and economic climate that led us here, and the opportunities they see.