The Nexus Report
The Nexus Report is where you’ll find a comprehensive review of each quarter, including our four Nexus pooled funds and our thoughts on the market outlook.
2020 Reports
Q1 | March 2020
The new decade started well. Following a wonderful gain for investment portfolios in 2019, stock prices continued their ascent in January and early
Q2 | June 2020
The longest bull market in history ended abruptly in mid-February. Stock markets around the world collapsed in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic
Q3 | September 2020
Further Gains on Wall Street. Stocks around the world recorded solid gains over the last quarter. In Canada, the TSX Composite gained
Q4 | December 2020
Who Would Have Thunk? Human nature is such that we are often beguiled by those who claim to know the future. Surely, 2020 proved, once and for all
2019 Reports
Q1 | March 2019
Smiles have returned to investors’ faces. 2018 was a tough year, punctuated by the worst December performance by the S&P 500 in the U.S. since 1931.
Q2 | June 2019
Many U.S. stock market indexes hit all-time highs in early July, following the best June performance since 1955 for the S&P 500. Moreover, the first
Q3 | September 2019
Newspaper headlines cast a grim shadow over the current investment environment. Whether it be the China-U.S. trade war, the Brexit crisis, drone
Q4 | December 2019
A year ago, investors were licking their wounds following the worst December in U.S. stock markets since 1931. Many expected 2019 would be a difficult
2018 Reports
Q1 | March 2018
Despite an exuberant start to 2018, stock markets grew increasingly uneasy through the first quarter. By quarter-end, Canada’s TSX Composite Index
Q2 | June 2018
After a rocky first quarter in Canadian and U.S. stock markets, investors enjoyed strong gains in the last three months. On a total return basis, the
Q3 | September 2018
In 2017 investors enjoyed a synchronized global stock market rally. Over the first nine months of 2018, however, the paths of equity markets have
Q4 | December 2018
2018 proved to be a difficult year for investors, mostly as a result of the turmoil in markets during the last three months. For all of 2018, the
2017 Reports
Q1 | March 2017
The first quarter of 2017 offered investors around the world much to smile about. Three months ago we wrote about how the U.S. stock market moved
Q2 | June 2017
After a great run in stock markets around the world, June provided a sobering reminder that markets do not go up endlessly. The TSX Composite provided
Q3 | September 2017
The third quarter of 2017 turned out to be another fine quarter for equity investors. Canadian stocks rebounded strongly, and the TSX Composite return
Q4 | December 2017
U.S. stock market returns were terrific in 2017. The S&P 500 generated a total return (in US dollars) of 21.8%, and has compounded at a rate of 20.8%
