Cutting Through the Noise
January 22, 2015
An update on the fund's performance, composition, and some of the strategies the manager is pursuing.
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We're hosting an Open House on Saturday, January 24th. Drop by for an overview of what we're all about.
Read MoreJanuary 14, 2015
January 12, 2015
Introducing the Steadyhand 5-Year Club. As members attest, an association worth belonging to.
Read MoreJanuary 3, 2015
A look back at our most popular blog posts of 2014.
Read MoreDecember 16, 2014
Reflecting back on some of the highlights around the office this year.
Read MoreDecember 3, 2014
We're hosting an Open House on Saturday, December 13th. Stop by for mulled wine, chocolates and an overview of what we're all about.
Read MoreNovember 27, 2014
All you need to know about distributions, and the estimated year-end figures for our funds.
Read MoreNovember 25, 2014
Emmylou recently received an inheritance and turned to us as a sounding board.
Read MoreNovember 21, 2014
Our new site is up and running. Go ahead and poke around. We hope you like the new functionality and design.
Read MoreNovember 12, 2014
November 6, 2014
We're hosting an Open House on Saturday, November 15th. Stop by for coffee, Belgian waffles and an overview of what we're all about.
Read MoreOctober 23, 2014
October 14, 2014
The Cub Scouts motto, Be Prepared, should also be a big thing with investors.
Read MoreOctober 10, 2014
Tom was on BNN yesterday discussing why it’s a good time to give your portfolio a gut check.
Read MoreSeptember 26, 2014
Wil Wutherich gives a rundown of the Small-Cap Fund's positioning and provides some colour on its energy holdings.
Read MoreSeptember 24, 2014
Craig Armour discusses the Global Fund's positioning and drills into its holdings in Japan, European healthcare stocks and Asian banks.
Read MoreSeptember 22, 2014
September 18, 2014
The calendar needs to trim the fat, which is why we’re going up against butterscotch pudding and proclaiming September 19th National Portfolio Simplification Day.
Read MoreAugust 12, 2014
A man from Singapore recently paid over $2 million to have lunch with Warren Buffett at a New York steakhouse. It’s a pricey tab for a T-bone, but in support of a good cause. Buffett auctions off an invitation to lunch every year (for up to eight people) on eBay and the proceeds go to a charity that runs anti-poverty programs and serves free meals in San Francisco. Other financial types ...
Read MoreAugust 6, 2014
If you grew up in the late 70’s or early 80’s, you know the band Journey. You probably owned one of their vinyls or cassettes, and maybe even had a poster of the quintet on your bedroom door (you know who you are). If the name doesn’t ring a bell, you’ve ...
Read MoreJuly 16, 2014
sen∙ti∙ment (noun) The mood of the market. The attitude of investors towards the near-term prospects for a particular index, asset class, or security. Some investment managers view market sentiment as a valuable contrarian indicator. That is, when the bulk of investors are sour on the prospects for the market, it is often a good time to buy, as much of the bad news is already reflected in prices and the ...
Read MoreJuly 11, 2014
From our Quarterly Report: “It’s not the time to chase yield or return, but rather, it’s about managing risk and making sure the odds are in your favour ... I don’t think a 10-20% cash cushion is excessive at a time when we’re going through a grand economic ...
Read MoreJune 23, 2014
We’ve decided to reduce the amount of the Income Fund’s quarterly distribution to $0.07/unit, from $0.10/unit, effective June 30th. The fund pays a fixed distribution for the first three quarters of the year (end of March, June and September), and a variable ...
Read MoreJune 16, 2014
I recently got back from a holiday in Europe. My wife and I crammed a lot into three weeks: Rome, the Amalfi coast, Tuscany, the Adriatic coast, Verona, Venice and Paris. #Yolo, as my niece says. It was our first time to Italy and France, and we took away many great memories, impressions, and carbs. One thing that stuck out was the ...
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