Your ability to work and earn an income could be seriously impacted if you’re diagnosed with a critical illness or disability. This worksheet can help you determine how your financial future may be affected. Solutions For Financial Planning, Winter 2022*

Why invest in the equity markets? Day-to-day volatility can be unsettling to watch. Corrections happen, but they don’t last forever. This short video gives you an overview of corrections in equity markets, and compares the upturns to the downturns.

At different periods of time, the stock market appears to favor one of two stock types - value stocks or growth stocks. As you watch what’s happening in the markets, it’s important to know what the difference is between the two. In regards to your own portfolio, you may find that a mix of value and growth investments could provide a healthy and diverse assortment. Work with your investment advisor before making any decisions regarding your portfolio.

[Manulife Investment Management] The U.S. Federal Reserve’s decision on Wednesday to raise U.S. interest rates by 75 basis points to 3.25% was well priced into the markets and, therefore, should come as little surprise to investors..

[Manulife Investment Management] Rising interest rates are putting a damper on the Canadian housing market as mortgages become more expensive for potential buyers. But there's more to watch...

At the beginning of the year, we expected the start of a rate tightening cycle by global central banks. What we hadn’t expected was above-average interest rate increases, the invasion of Ukraine and its impact on energy and food prices, and supply chain disruptions caused by the zero-COVID policy in China...