David Kitai

Tbilisi, Toronto

Senior Editor, Wealth at Key Media

Senior Editor at Wealth Professional Canada

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Articles

Trump-induced volatility might be hiding a deeper need to rethink portfolios

2 weeks ago | wealthprofessional.ca | David Kitai

John Nicola explains why mean reversion in equity returns should have advisors looking at total returns By Apr 07, 2025 The minor market correction and significant volatility that defined Q1 of 2025 for investors has largely been laid at the feet of President Donald Trump.
"Not all of this was priced in," Advisor unpacks tariff fallout

2 weeks ago | wealthprofessional.ca | David Kitai

Shiraz Ahmed explains why markets have reacted so violently, how advisors should respond, and why the outcome for Canada was "less bad" By Apr 04, 2025 Donald Trump’s ‘liberation day’ global tariff policy went down like a led balloon with equity investors on Thursday.
How to find mispriced securities in the credit market

3 weeks ago | wealthprofessional.ca | David Kitai

SANTA (Technology) delivers analytical gifts to one firm year-round as they seek out pockets of upside in vast corporate debt markets By Apr 03, 2025 A large-cap publicly listed company might only have one stock, but they’ll have dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of tiers of debt within its overall capital structure.
Donald Trump announces 'liberation day' tariffs

3 weeks ago | wealthprofessional.ca | David Kitai

US President has set April 2nd as a deadline for new trade policy By Apr 02, 2025 The US President has made a significant trade policy announcement today. Calling April 2nd “Liberation Day” the President has outlined plans for reciprocal tariffs against the United States’ major trade partners. “April 2, 2025 will forever be remembered as the day American industry was reborn,” Trump said.
Despite campaign promises, expert says tax cuts might not be the best policy right now

3 weeks ago | wealthprofessional.ca | David Kitai

Tax cuts may be a less effective way to address affordability says insolvency specialist By Apr 02, 2025 With a federal election campaign come promises. Politicians vying for votes will lay out sets of promises within their platforms aimed to engender a positive response from the voting public. Often couched in language of policy and economic impact, these promises can often boil down to offering voters more money. The most ubiquitous of these promises are tax cuts.
Despite anti-ESG pushback, real estate manager commits to sustainability

3 weeks ago | wealthprofessional.ca | David Kitai

Greening of residential buildings part of overall risk management strategy, explains managing partner By Apr 02, 2025 In a cultural moment when ESG and sustainable investments are losing flows and facing political ire, Hazelview properties is investing millions to make its apartment buildings more sustainable.
More Canadians are staying single, how can advisors build plans for them?

3 weeks ago | wealthprofessional.ca | David Kitai

Despite the industry's focus on families, RBC Wealth Management leader sees between 10 and 20 per cent of plans being drawn up for singles By Apr 01, 2025 One-person households are the most common household type in Canada. Since 2016, according to Statistics Canada, single person households amount to roughly 29 per cent of all household types in Canada.
An advisor’s goals when business owners are worried

3 weeks ago | wealthprofessional.ca | David Kitai

Timothy Stranks explains his role in helping business owner clients through uncertainty and tariff chaos By Apr 01, 2025 Business owners have enough to worry about right now. Exporters are facing the potentially existential threat of massive US tariffs, without certainty as to their exact severity, timing, or implementation. Other businesses are dealing with shifting economic conditions and potential knock-on effects of a trade war.
What do auto tariffs mean for US trade policy, Canadian economy?

3 weeks ago | wealthprofessional.ca | David Kitai

Head of macroeconomic strategy outlines implications for advisors as Trump targets Canada's second largest export By Mar 28, 2025 The decision by President Donald Trump to impose blanket 25 per cent tariffs on all new automobiles built outside of the United States represents the latest in a series of blows to the Canadian economy by the US administration.
Why Manulife Bank’s President & CEO is focusing on independent advisors

4 weeks ago | wealthprofessional.ca | David Kitai

"We're structurally redesigning how a bank can operate in service of advisors," says Katy Boshart By Mar 27, 2025 For a Canadian bank outside the big six, differentiation is easier said than done. Even at Manulife Bank, a subsidiary of Canada’s largest insurance provider, standing out among the big six means finding and staking out a strategic niche.