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Our blog is where you’ll find posts about investing, tax and financial planning tips, markets and other world and life events in a way that you’ll actually enjoy reading!

Sunlit Surf

Holding Steady in Rough Seas

Topic:
Inside Nexus
Excerpt:
As 2018 draws to a close, and at the time of this writing, it would appear that the S&P 500 U.S. stock market index is unlikely to close above the
half full and empty

Half Empty or Half Full?

Topic:
Investments
Excerpt:
According to the Chinese zodiac, 2018 is the Year of the Dog. For investors, 2018 has been more like the year of the roller coaster. In early January
Celebrating 30 Years

Celebrating 30 at our Annual Client Presentation

Topic:
Inside Nexus
Excerpt:
This year marks a major milestone for Nexus – we turn 30! Thirty years ago, Bill Berghuis hung out his shingle and founded Berghuis Investment
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That Giving Feeling

Topic:
Foundations & Endowments, Tax Planning
Excerpt:
Summer is now a distant memory. In fact, a radio announcer declared only 77 days until Christmas. Ugh. It is usually in the last quarter of the year
drawing a graph

This May Never Happen Again

Topic:
Inside Nexus, Investments
Excerpt:
As many of you know, my partners and I make it a practice to never lead with a discussion of investment performance. We are comfortable that the value
Investment

Movin’ On Up: What Rising Rates Could Mean for Your Fixed Income Returns

Topic:
Investments
Excerpt:
Since 2016, interest rates have been rising gradually. The increase in the pace and consistency of the move has resulted in frequent conversations
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Staying Safe in Cyberspace

Topic:
Inside Nexus
Excerpt:
Since the first Canadian on-line banking website went live approximately 30 years ago, the financial services industry has been an enthusiastic
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Inside Nexus: Women & Wealth

Topic:
Inside Nexus
Excerpt:
Last month we hosted the latest installment in our Women & Wealth event series. At Nexus, we believe in the power of financial literacy, and our
Capitalism or Socialism concept

Whither Capitalism?

Topic:
Pearls of Wisdom
Excerpt:
Capitalism, which had seemed to be so ascendant in the way the world was ordered has lately been under siege. And because 2018 marks the 200th
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Run, Forrest, Run!

Topic:
Wealth Planning
Excerpt:
Last fall I competed in my first long distance race – the Toronto Waterfront Half-Marathon. Just to be clear, I didn’t break any world records. My