April 2025
Hello everyone,
We know that the stock markets have been in turmoil over the past few weeks, but we'd like to reassure you and remind you not to get carried away by your emotions.
You need to keep a cool head and stay focused on the long term. What's more, losses are losses on paper: as long as there are no sales, there are no losses.
The stock market is made up of ups and downs, and it will inevitably end up recovering sooner or later. A bear market also means investment opportunities...
This brings us to our review of the first quarter of 2025, in which everything fits together like a Lego game: tariffs, energy, interest rates, inflation, volatility, crude oil...
This is available in
English or
French, plus a downloadable pdf available here (
French) or here (
English).
It was a profitable quarter for balanced portfolios, while tech stocks and US equities ended the period at half-mast.
And what a fall it was! Ouch... To see for yourself, go to page 3 of the pdf and look at the graph at top right. The drops are dizzying.
A major new feature: we've translated our work using artificial intelligence (AI). You'll be able to hear Hossein Ghaffari Aram's words in French for the first time, in a world premiere!
All kidding aside, please let us know what you think of this innovative technology. We think it's a great advantage for you, our customers, to be able to hear our talented strategist in French.
See you soon!
Francis, Michael, Hossein, Jean-Marc, Kristopher and Stéphane
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