This week FP Video looks at more projections for 2026, with

real estate prices

expected to fall further, the growing chances of an

stock market correction

, and how long the

Bank of Canada

can keep the current

interest rate

  in place. Plus, how the average Canadian investor can get in on

gold and silver’s

recent rush.

Forget about a spring recovery in housing market

Ron Butler, mortgage broker at Butler Mortgage, talks about how 2026 is shaping up to be another terrible year in real estate, with home prices set to fall further over next six months.

Chances of market correction ‘substantially higher’ than expected

Ed Devlin, founder and chief executive of Devlin Capital, talks about the biggest risks for investors in the year ahead, including “illegal” actions by the United States against Canada.

‘Small but growing case’ for lower interest rates

Royce Mendes, managing director and head of Macro Strategy at Desjardins, talks about how the Bank of Canada made the right call by holding its interest rate and signalling that it was monitoring risks to the economy.

How ordinary investors can tap into the gold, silver boom

Bipan Rai, head of ETF Strategy at BMO Global Asset Management, talks about equity plays on gold and where precious metals are headed from here in an extraordinary run.

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