Next Step? - Social Unrest?
“In the last day of the US Constitutional Convention, right after adoption, A woman asked Benjamin Franklin whether the nation would be a monarchy or a republic, he answered “a Republic, if you can keep it.”
The constitution was built on two principles. First, the founders feared government because governments tended to accumulate...
The markets declined today. The S&P 500 is down almost 4% and the S&P TSX is down 2.7%. Losses for the S&P 500 year to date are over 21%, a serious loss of capital. The TSX is down just 7.6% year-to-date because the strong oil and commodities markets have softened the decline from other sectors.
We have lost ground, but we are holding over 87% in cash, so we are not hurting as much as the market. Regardless of the correction, most stocks are trading at high P/E multiples in...