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Unlocking your company’s worth: A guide to valuation for business owners

Feb 07, 2025 |RBC Wealth Management

A valuation can help you improve operations today, as well as help you prepare for a future sale.

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The U.S. deficit, interest rates, and private sector interplay

Feb 06, 2025 |Atul Bhatia, CFA

Economics is rife with self-correcting mechanisms, and we give our thoughts on how that dynamic is likely to play out in the relationship between the U.S. budget deficit and longer-term interest rates.

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Tariffs’ leverage extends far beyond trade

Feb 05, 2025 |Atul Bhatia, CFA

Tariffs can have many economic impacts, but we think investors should focus on the economic and political goals that are driving decision-making.

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Filing your taxes: Protect yourself from fraud during tax season

Feb 03, 2025 |RBC Wealth Management

Phishing and other types of fraud attempts increase in the months leading up to tax filing season. Know how to protect yourself and your wealth.

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Will investors see a pause in rate cuts, or the end?

Jan 31, 2025 |Thomas Garretson, CFA

Global central banks this month have offered something for everyone from further interest rates hikes in Japan to rate cuts in Canada and Europe, while the Federal Reserve remained motionless.

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Is 2025 the beginning of a small-cap renaissance?

Jan 24, 2025 |Kyle Bergacker, CFA

After years of small-cap underperformance relative to large-cap counterparts, the tide looks to be turning. We look at why investors shouldn’t overlook this aspect of the 2025 equity outlook as small caps seem poised to return to form.

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Transform behavioral finance insights into a competitive advantage for your business

Jan 23, 2025 |RBC Wealth Management

Understanding behavioral finance may be a strategy to help advance your business goals in our evolving financial landscape. Read more in this Investor’s Edge.

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New Investors’ Nook: Who’s your trusted contact person?

Jan 23, 2025 |RBC Wealth Management

Do you have a trusted contact person on file with your financial advisor? Establishing and setting one up is quick and easy. Read the current Investor’s Edge newsletter.

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Pay attention to triggers for Europe

Jan 16, 2025 |Frédérique Carrier

Due to structural headwinds, we downgraded European equities to Underweight in December. Yet a number of catalysts could occur in Q1 that could be well received by equity markets. We peruse the opportunities that may emerge in European equities.

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Financial health and wellness - a reality checkup for the new year

Jan 10, 2025 |Angie O'Leary

Want better financial health in the year ahead? Focus on these four things.

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