Craig Fehr, Canadian market strategist for Edward Jones, highlights several trends leading to growth and increasing stability in 2014. Fehr runs through economic indicators impacting markets in the U.S., Canada and globally. He spoke at the TMX Broadcast Center in Toronto.
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