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Better Hiring for Better Business Value

Tue May 13 19:14:00 GMT 2025 | Bruce Gelfand

Your journey starts with two values; how much do I need to live the life I want and is my business worth enough after tax to meet the first value. We at RBC can help with both, but if the answer is no you’ve got work to do.

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Business professionals engaged in a strategy discussion around a conference table.

Better Hiring for Better Business Value

Tue May 13 19:14:00 GMT 2025 | Bruce Gelfand

Your journey starts with two values; how much do I need to live the life I want and is my business worth enough after tax to meet the first value. We at RBC can help with both, but if the answer is no you’ve got work to do.

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The exit window is open

Mon Feb 10 11:00:00 GMT 2025 | Bruce Gelfand

Closely-held business owners should be thinking about this now, even if they are not ready to exit. Planning is crucial to get maximum value at the right moment when the window is open. And that planning has to take place across multiple fronts...

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A hiker standing at the top of a mountain with one leg up on a rock, gazing out onto a landscape of hazy mountains and a golden sky

The exit window is open

Mon Feb 10 11:00:00 GMT 2025 | Bruce Gelfand

Closely-held business owners should be thinking about this now, even if they are not ready to exit. Planning is crucial to get maximum value at the right moment when the window is open. And that planning has to take place across multiple fronts...

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A hiker standing at the top of a mountain with one leg up on a rock, gazing out onto a landscape of hazy mountains and a golden sky

Retirement plans: Creating a sponsor friendly, appreciated benefit

Mon Oct 28 12:00:00 GMT 2024 | Bruce Gelfand

With retirement plans, you want to ensure your plan is targeting the most important groups, including yourself.

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A hiker standing at the top of a mountain with one leg up on a rock, gazing out onto a landscape of hazy mountains and a golden sky

Retirement plans: Creating a sponsor friendly, appreciated benefit

Mon Oct 28 12:00:00 GMT 2024 | Bruce Gelfand

With retirement plans, you want to ensure your plan is targeting the most important groups, including yourself.

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Analysis (10)

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U.S. debt: Changing facts, updating views

Jun 18, 2025 |Atul Bhatia, CFA

The U.S. government’s fiscal outlook can no longer be ignored.

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Mid Year Outlook - buildings in the UK

Global Insight 2025 Midyear Outlook: United Kingdom

Jun 18, 2025 |Frédérique Carrier and Rufaro Chiriseri, CFA

We maintain our bias towards quality UK large-cap stocks trading at a valuation discount to foreign competitors and prefer short-dated Gilts and investment-grade short-duration bonds.

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Global Insight - Manhattan skyline

Global Insight 2025 Midyear Outlook: United States

Jun 18, 2025 |Kelly Bogdanova and Thomas Garretson, CFA

The worst of the tariff volatility seems like it’s blown over. Markets are now focused on the remaining tariffs that are in place and their impact on domestic economic trends and Fed policy.

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Global Outlook - Paris stock exchange building

Global Insight 2025 Midyear Outlook: Europe

Jun 18, 2025 |Frédérique Carrier and Rufaro Chiriseri, CFA

The region’s upcoming fiscal stimulus will provide new opportunities for equity investors, though bond markets will keep a close eye on countries’ fiscal sustainability.

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A world of opportunities?

Jun 18, 2025 |Alan Robinson

A dramatic shift in the appetite for equity and fixed income securities issued outside of North America has emerged in 2025. We examine the causes, what they mean for international stocks, and how investors may want to position portfolios.

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Red, yellow, green

U.S. Recession Scorecard: Slow going

Jun 13, 2025 |Jim Allworth

Three years ago, all Recession Scorecard indicators were rated expansionary green suggesting to us that the U.S. economy was on a firm footing with a long way to run. However, the picture has become decidedly more mixed.

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Report explores opportunities for investors in women’s sports

Jun 06, 2025 |RBC Wealth Management

Professional women’s sports are thriving. A new study reveals this sector's long-term potential for sustainable growth, ROI and making a positive impact.

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U.S. Capitol dome

“Big and beautiful” or not?

Jun 06, 2025 |Kelly Bogdanova

With the centerpiece of U.S. President Donald Trump’s economic agenda winding its way through Congress, we examine what’s of key interest to markets and investors, before noting why the ultimate outcome of the bill is likely to look different.

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Is the rebound for real?

May 29, 2025 |Robert Sluymer, CFA

Equity markets have bounced back smartly in Q2. Technical analysis suggests a move higher into early-to-mid-Q3, but investors should watch the U.S. dollar, and more importantly, 30-year and 10-year U.S. Treasury yields.

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Rollercoaster

Equity market roller coaster: How is your stomach?

May 22, 2025 |Kelly Bogdanova

The U.S. equity market has taken investors on a bumpy roller coaster ride, leaving some of us queasy. We discuss what drove the rally, lingering risks, and the market’s potential from here.

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