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Four Strategies to Help Fight Off a Trade War

You cannot turn on a T.V. or open up a computer without hearing about trade wars or tariffs it seems. The United States has increased pressure on China, sending the Shanghai Composite into bear market territory, down 20% from its high.

It has also impacted companies in Canada that are deemed to be susceptible to higher prices from the tariffs and almost ironically, even companies in the US that they are trying to ‘protect’ such as Harley Davidson which has noted it is moving some production to Europe to help combat higher prices from tariffs.

While how this will impact any single economy or company remains uncertain, the common thread here is that it is adding a lot of uncertainty for investors and markets hate uncertainty. For investors looking for ways to stay invested while hopefully avoiding significant trade disruptions, here are a few areas we think that an investor can focus their attention on...

Ryan Jul 04, 2018
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Dividend vs Growth Stocks – The Differences In Investment Strategies And Which Is Right For You

It's hard enough these days just learning the most basic investment principles. What exactly a stock is, how the market works and how to achieve capital appreciation through disciplined long-term investing.

Now you have to pick and choose from a plethora of investment strategies to suit your needs and your risk tolerance? Talk about information overload.

There are a lot of investment strategies you can work off of to build the foundation of your portfolio. I'm going to tackle two of the most popular ways to invest today and let you determine if one of them may suit your needs...

5i Jun 25, 2018