Canadian life insurance companies ... are entering 2025 with positive momentum, having outperformed the market for the third consecutive year, also surpassing the Big Six banks in performance. The Globe's David Leeder writes in the Eye On Equities column: "Lifecos outperformed the Big Six banks for an unprecedented third year in a row in 2024. Although there are several reasons to be bullish on lifecos, we believe this period of relative outperformance will fade in 2025. We believe bank stocks should benefit from an economy more supportive of loan growth and capital markets activity, leading to positive EPS revisions. ... However, that statement does not mean that we are negatively skewed toward the lifecos as we believe there are several tailwinds for the stocks." MFC and SLF rated outperform. https://www.stockwatch.com/News/Item/Z-C!MFC-3642158/C/MFC