Sometimes we grow so used to the music playing in the background we forget just how extreme and unprecedented these quantitative easing (QE) programs are.

Sometimes we grow so used to the music playing in the background we forget just how extreme and unprecedented these quantitative easing (QE) programs are.
Turbulence in the market can cause a range of emotions amongst investors. Fear, frustration and panic are amongst expected reactions.
With the BoC and the U.S. Federal Reserve well into their rate hiking cycles, investors have fixated on the flattening shape of government yield curves.
Perversely, investors’ propensity to take on risk seems to increase the longer a cycle lasts and the higher past returns have been.
Long-term investors benefit from both compound interest and lower volatility through extended investment horizons. How long is long enough?
With the Bank of Canada and the U.S. Federal Reserve well underway in their hiking cycles, we wonder how many days are left until the punch bowl is taken away.