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Staying invested in the market

Investments, Personal Finance

A common piece of advice for investors is that long term success doesn’t hinge on timing the market. It’s time in the market that may make the bigger difference.

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Emblem Portfolios in action - Asset allocation update, December 20, 2022

Investments

Key takeaways:  

  • Tactically moving to a more defensive positioning
  • Increased bonds, decreased equities (all portfolios except Emblem Aggressive Growth, which has no bond component)
  • Emblem Aggressive Growth – increased US equities, decreased international equities

Tactical update - December 20, 2022

We are choosing to adopt a more cautious posture and see increasingly attractive relative value in fixed income. As such, we have reduced our equity targets in the various Emblem funds and increased our fixed income targets.

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Incorporating Inflation into Financial Planning

Investments, Personal Finance

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Emblem Portfolios in action - Asset allocation update, January 27, 2022

Investments

Key takeaways: Tactically increased bonds, decreased international equities*


Tactical update - January 27, 2022

We are taking a slightly more defensive posture by trimming international equities and adding to bonds. This is indeed a tactical, but measured decision. It is a move in a more conservative direction with an eye towards taking potential risk exposures incrementally lower.

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Emblem Portfolios in action - Asset allocation update, September 2021

Investments

Key takeaways:

Emblem Portfolios - Canadian: September 22, 2021
Emblem GIF Portfolios - Global: September 27, 2021

  • Incrementally less aggressive outlook/positioning towards risk assets
  • Deploying cash to realign select asset class exposures back to targets

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An update from the U.S. Federal Reserve at Jackson Hole

Investments, Off the Cuff

Ian Fung discusses the potential impact on the market as a result of the U.S. Federal Reserve announcement.

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Sustainable Investing - The Time is Now

Investment Views, Investments

Highlights:

  • Strong sustainable investing interest in the current environment
  • Record fund flows into Canadian sustainable investment funds
  • Wide interest/usage gap and demographic factors allude to potential for greater fund flows
  • Discussion and education will be important drivers going forward
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Emblem Portfolios in action - Asset Allocation Update, May 21, 2021

Investments

Key takeaways:

Emblem Portfolios - Global: Increase Canadian, US, International equities; decrease cash, bonds.


Tactical Update - May 21, 2021

  • Economies in Canada, the United States, and Europe continue their gradual re-openings following their COVID-19 induced shutdowns.
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Style rotation is powerful, so is a disciplined investment process

Investment Views, Investments

 

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Key points:

  • Investors continue to shift money out of growth-oriented stocks into beaten-down value sectors.
  • Just like all the other factors, however, value may exhibit periods of underperformance.
  • The powerful rotation to value may continue and investors could benefit from holding the line on their value factor investments.
  • At Empire Life, we believe a comprehensive investment solution that offers proper diversification and a reasoned asset allocation strategy is a better option than chasing the returns of hot stocks or narrowly focused asset classes.
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Emblem Portfolios in action - Asset Allocation Update, January 25, 2021

Investments

Key takeaways:

Increased International equities, decreased US equities.


Tactical Update - January 25, 2021

European markets have materially lagged US equities over the past year due to multiple reasons including index composition and Brexit uncertainties. This has resulted in Europe trading at a near record discount to the US. Given its cyclical nature, the Japanese market has performed well but continues to provide exposure to a rebounding global economy.

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