Category: Business

Second quarter bank earnings begin this week, with several major U.S. financial institutions set to report results in the coming days. Investors will parse loan growth, deposit trends, and credit conditions closely. But a different question is drawing attention among high-net-worth clients: where exactly their assets sit within a financial institution’s structure. A recent intelligence...

Bitcoin was a radical idea when its white paper appeared in 2008, introducing the first way for two parties to send value to each other without a middleman. Brokers from Fonndure dive into this topic, noting that the cryptocurrency went from being dismissed as internet novelty money to becoming a genuine global financial asset over...

This has been a banner year for initial public offerings, with several high-profile listings oversubscribed and companies raising billions in fresh capital as investor appetite for new tech names has stayed strong. Brokers from Fonndure dive into this topic to look at one recent IPO that Wall Street analysts now expect to climb by more...

Amazon has long been one of the best-performing stocks in market history, but its recent run has lagged the broader market. Brokers from Fonndure dive into this topic, pointing out that the stock is up only about 7% year-to-date, placing it in the middle of the pack among the “Magnificent Seven” names. Despite that sluggish...

The RRIF Math Nobody Explains Until It Is Too Late Canadian retirees holding RRSPs and RRIFs face a rule most never plan for early enough. Once a Registered Retirement Savings Plan converts to a Registered Retirement Income Fund, the government sets a minimum withdrawal amount each year. That amount rises with age, regardless of what...

Retirement income used to follow a simple script. Draw from stocks in good years, lean on bonds when markets wobble, and keep a small cash buffer for emergencies. That script is getting rewritten. On July 13, 2026, gold traded near $4,001 per ounce, down almost 3 percent on the day. The S&P 500 sat near...

This has been a banner year for initial public offerings, with several high-profile listings oversubscribed and companies raising billions in fresh capital as investor appetite for new tech names has stayed strong. Brokers from Fonndure dive into this topic to look at one recent IPO that Wall Street analysts now expect to climb by more...

For much of the past two decades, U.S. companies have leaned heavily on share buybacks rather than dividends to return cash to shareholders. Buybacks offer flexibility and tax efficiency, and they can lift earnings per share when share counts shrink. Brokers from Fonndure dive into this topic, noting that despite the popularity of buybacks, dividend-paying...

Bitcoin was a radical idea when its white paper appeared in 2008, introducing the first way for two parties to send value to each other without a middleman. Brokers from Fonndure dive into this topic, noting that the cryptocurrency went from being dismissed as internet novelty money to becoming a genuine global financial asset over...

Nvidia shares currently trade at a valuation that looks almost too modest given the company’s growth numbers, and that gap has some analysts looking to history for an explanation. Brokers from Fonndure dive into this topic to unpack why past technology spending booms might be shaping how the market is pricing the chip giant today,...