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Prediction markets are coming to Canada, but at what cost?
Their impact on the family office space is to be determined, but Canadians are skeptical—and younger investors in particular may be at risk
Prediction markets allow users to buy contracts tied to the outcome of a future event. If the event occurs, you get a dollar, and if it doesn’t, you gain nothing. For example, if a contract asking whether the Strait of Hormuz will return to normal shipping operations by the end of July is trading at 42 cents, an investor pays 42 cents to buy it, explains Charles Martineau, an associate professor of finance at the University of Toronto. If the event occurs, the contract pays $1. If not, the investor loses their 42 cents.
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Next generation: Embracing entrepreneurship, transparency and communication, plus pitfalls to avoid when it comes to enduring family legacies
There’s no shortage of next generation conversations to be had, but one fact remains: we are in the middle of what is likely the largest wealth transition in modern history. The "Great Wealth Transfer" is an estimated $84 trillion to $124 trillion in assets projected to pass from Baby Boomers and older generations to younger heirs (Gen X, Millennials, Gen Z) through 2045–2048, largely in the U.S. and Canada.
On April 15, 2026, at a CFA Montreal event at Le Windsor in Montreal, moderator Patricia Saputo, the co-founder, executive chairperson and strategic advisor of the business-family advisory Crysalia in Montreal, discussed the issues facing the next gen with two panelists: Owen Mathews, second-generation family member and managing partner of Emend Vision Fund, and Arnaud de Coninck, a sixth-generation family member and Chief Revenue Officer of Trusted Family.
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