For the first time in 59 years, the three highest-grossing movies in 2017 in the U.S. all featured female leads.¹ Do we sense a trend here? Well, step aside Wonder Woman—female empowerment is also alive and well on the trading desk at CIBC Asset Management. While...
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CIBC’s Benjamin Tal on the 2018 Economic Outlook 2017 was a good year for Canada. 2018 will not be as good as when it comes to overall economic growth … Benjamin Tal Deputy Chief Economist, CIBC World...
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I am an engineer by trade and I have done several projects in my career so far. This story I am about to share with you is about a special project, a very personal project I started working on 5 years ago. I learnt a lot of valuable lessons through this project, some...
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Let’s talk about books that provide insights on investing. It’s no surprise that this is a popular topic. After all, we all want to invest and accumulate wealth, and it’s easy to go online and search for recommended books. Here are some typical entries in the “top...
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“If you can keep your wits about you while all others are losing theirs” – Rudyard Kipling Uncertainty is an inevitable part of investing and financial markets. When our money, our retirement or (especially for an investment manager) our reputations...
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As you begin this contest, you are probably thinking: How do I build my portfolio, what should I choose, what ideas do I select and what ideas do I ignore? There are many intelligent ways to analyze the financial markets and build a portfolio. Some methods produce...
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