Webinars

There’s reason to believe the fight against inflation may have been won. Not only did Statistics Canada recently announce that Canada’s annual inflation was at the Bank of Canada’s 2.0% target, the US Federal Reserve has been lowering the target range for the federal funds rate.

How good is this news for investors?

Be sure to join Eric Morin, Sr. Research Analyst, Investment Research and host Sheryl Dyke, Regional Director, Asset Specialist Group at this investment professionals only webcast on Thursday, October 24 as they explore the inflationary landscape. Topics for discussion include:

• Is inflation moving in the right direction?
• What kind of impact will interest rate cuts have on consumer demand?
• How does inflation impact fixed income and equity investments?

Join Michael Keaveney at this investment professionals only webcast on Thursday, September 19, 2024 and rediscover how powerful a 60% equity / 40% fixed income portfolio can be. Discussion topics include:

• Is a traditional 60/40 asset allocation still an effective way of meeting the long-term investment objectives of your clients?
• Changes in long-term expected returns
• Sources of returns: yield and earnings growth
• Stay diversified, stay invested to compound returns—How balanced investing helps

Join David Wong, Michael Sager, and host Michael Johnston as they explore the economic insights and trends in the latest issue of CIBC Asset Management’s quarterly Global Markets Compass. The winds of change are in the air, and this dynamic conversation will focus on where the global economy and markets appear to be headed to help support your ongoing investment decisions.

Empower your clients to better meet their short-term cash flow needs with target maturity bond solutions. Combining the precision of individual bonds with the simplicity and diversification of a traditional fixed income fund, these solutions offer a high degree of diversification and flexibility. They are a simple solution for managing bond exposure in fixed income portfolios.

Over the last few years, when talking with your clients about investing, it’s probably safe to say topics like artificial intelligence, the Magnificent 7, and other disruptive technologies have come up. And it’s easy to understand why. Not only does innovation represented by these subjects hold the potential to improve our standard of living or revolutionize the way we do business, but it also generates sizeable returns for investors.

From an economics and investing point of view, it was a pleasant winter. The US economy continued to grow above potential, the Canadian economy began to rebound, and developed economies around the world continued making progress in reaching central bank inflation targets. Will this momentum extend into the spring?