With a total return of 31 per cent on the year to mid-December, the S&P/TSX 500 Composite Index outperformed its U.S. counterpart in 2025. The S&P 500 posted a 12 per cent total return in that time.
That was despite trade tensions, anemic productivity growth, a cost-of-living crisis and a housing shortage, and disappointing performances by some of the market’s usual stars, including railways, telecoms, Thomson Reuters Corp., Constellation Software Inc. and Alimentation Couche-Tard (Circle K stores).
The stock market is the playground of the ultra richh. We are allowed to dip our toes in it, but with dark pools to hide purchases, stock buybacks to maximize future profits in even fewer hands and blatant market manipulation being done openly now, the real returns are for the oligarchy, not the plebs.
I mean my investments have gone up quite a bit this year. But I am investing/saving less because I am taking home the same while spending more... So I guess it's a bit of a mixed bag.
Honestly- yes. but like another commenter said, I do get many are not. I’m not going around spouting off my stock market sentiments to anyone in my day to day life.
Yes absolutely. I understand many are not and I feel for them. But for me personally I made a lot of money, got a good raise, and my investments are doing great.
Canadian companies can do well if Canadian Customers don't send all their money to the US.
Groceries will be going up a other 14% next year. Who cares about the stock market.
Look at the prices of almost everything, the companies should be doing great.
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The result of one country wanting to get on with things, while the other throws tantrums.
The stock market is the playground of the ultra richh. We are allowed to dip our toes in it, but with dark pools to hide purchases, stock buybacks to maximize future profits in even fewer hands and blatant market manipulation being done openly now, the real returns are for the oligarchy, not the plebs.
Any of you folks have a 'spectacular year' financially?
Yes but only because my Union didn't get hit with Article 107. In general we workers have been left severely out in the cold
I'm putting money into my RRSP to keep it stable, like shoveling money into a fire.
Any spare cash we have is helping to keep our kids afloat. It's apocalyptic out there for people in their 20s.
I mean my investments have gone up quite a bit this year. But I am investing/saving less because I am taking home the same while spending more... So I guess it's a bit of a mixed bag.
Personally, I seem to be doing pretty well. But I understand many are not.
Have you looked around a grocery store recently???
Yes, thanks for asking!
It doesn’t matter if food bank usage is at an all time high stocks went up!
Honestly- yes. but like another commenter said, I do get many are not. I’m not going around spouting off my stock market sentiments to anyone in my day to day life.
"lol"
Lmao even
Yes absolutely. I understand many are not and I feel for them. But for me personally I made a lot of money, got a good raise, and my investments are doing great.
I married a doctor….so yes.
US stocks did well also, but not as good as the rest of the main stock exchanges. Shows buying local helps a local economy.
It is just Gold.
BB still bagholding me by my balls fr fr.
Other account is doing good though.