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Staying invested

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Jean-François Bélanger, Michael Sager and Giuseppe Pietrantonio Nov. 15, 2023 10-minute read

Summary

Equity markets have been the cornerstone of financial wealth creation for many decades. We expect them to retain this position for the foreseeable future.
Equity market volatility can be elevated in short-term periods. This feature often encourages investors to try and time their participation in equity markets.
Market timing is difficult to do well. Investors are generally better served by establishing a long-term plan specific to their investment goals.
Patient, well-diversified investors have a greater probability of achieving their long-term investment goals.

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Written by

Jean-François Bélanger, MBA
Senior Associate, Indigenous Markets, CIBC Asset Management

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Michael Sager, PhD

Managing Director and Head, Multi-Asset and Currency Management

CIBC Asset Management

Giuseppe Pietrantonio, CFA, MBA
Gestionnaire adjoint de portefeuilles de clients, Multiclasse d'actifs et gestion des devises, Gestion d'actifs CIBC

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Data Source & Proxies:
Proxy indices for these asset classes are: FTSE Canada 91 Day T-Bills Index for cash; FTSE Bond Universe Index for Canadian bonds since inception (1990), prior to 1990, All Government Canadian Bonds with 10yr + maturity; Barclay’s Global Aggregate Bond Index for global bonds since inception (1990). 1986 to 1990 JP Morgan Global Government Bond Ex Canada, 1960 to 1985 U.S. Intermediate Government (%Total Return) in Canadian Dollars, 1950 to 1960 U.S. Intermediate Government (%Total Return) - Currency Prorated; Bank of America Merrill Lynch BB-B US Cash Pay High Yield Index (CAD) for U.S. high-yield bonds since Sep 1988, Merrill Lynch U.S. High-yield Master II Index (1986 to September 1988). Prior to 1986, U.S. high-yield asset class returns were approximated with a 20/80 blend of the S&P 500 Index with either U.S. government bonds (1950 to 1975) or the Barclays Global Aggregate Debt Index (1975 to 1986). S&P/TSX Composite Index for Canadian Stock returns since inception (1956), prior to 1956 data was from the Montreal Exchange and Toronto Stock Exchange Market Review (1950 to 1955); MSCI World Index for Global Stocks since inception (1982), 1950-1982 Global Financial Data C$ World. “Bloomberg®” is a service mark of Bloomberg Finance L.P. and its affiliates, including Bloomberg Index Services Limited (“BISL”), the administrator of the indices(collectively, “Bloomberg”) and have been licensed for use for certain purposes by CIBC Asset Management Inc.

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