Cutting Through the Noise
December 15, 2016
Successful investing isn’t just about hot managers and low fees. There are a whole host of factors that go into it, the most important being asset mix and investor behavior.
Read MoreDecember 13, 2016
With stock markets being so strong, we're hearing it a lot lately. "The Dow Jones hit a new high today." Or, "The winning streak continues." And closer to home, "The TSX surged into record territory today."
Read MoreDecember 9, 2016
Unlike branch banking, investment management is an anti-scale business.
Read MoreDecember 8, 2016
Words of wisdom on dealing with uncomfortable moments in the markets.
Read MoreDecember 5, 2016
Investors hate risk, but at times the biggest risk is not investing at all.
Read MoreNovember 24, 2016
Stocks have been surprisingly strong since Trump's acceptance speech. Investors shouldn't read too much into any one factor, however, that may appear to be driving markets.
Read MoreNovember 17, 2016
The biggest swing factor in investors' returns isn't fees or even asset mix ... it's behaviour.
Read MoreNovember 14, 2016
The big banks have been behaving badly, double charging certain investors. Hopefully, new reporting regulations will shake out this kind of behaviour.
Read MoreNovember 9, 2016
With Donald Trump heading to the White House, we have a lot to absorb and it’s too early to determine how and when we will make adjustments in the funds.
Read MoreNovember 3, 2016
Exploring the factors that tend to have an undue influence on what investors hold, and how investors can counter their negative effects.
Read MoreOctober 31, 2016
Elections normally don’t figure into our investment decision-making process. We’ve got one right now, however, that is the exception to the rule.
Read MoreOctober 26, 2016
Business TV is all about entertainment and action. Which means a show preaching patience and discipline wouldn't exactly make for scintillating theatre.
Read MoreOctober 17, 2016
Our clients achieve something that the clients of few other firms can claim: they do as well as our funds.
Read MoreOctober 7, 2016
A number of trends are impacting the capital markets. We link them to what we're doing in our portfolios.
Read MoreSeptember 29, 2016
A look at the staying power of today's market trends provides a useful check and balance for investors.
Read MoreSeptember 14, 2016
One of our key business tenets is co-investment, or investing alongside our clients. Here's what it means in real money.
Read MoreSeptember 12, 2016
A look at how new cost disclosure rules are shaking up the industry.
Read MoreAugust 26, 2016
Investors can take inspiration from one of The Tragically Hip's great songs, Fully Completely.
Read MoreAugust 22, 2016
The Fed and Brexit are the hot stories on business television, but here are five topics that deserve more coverage.
Read MoreAugust 18, 2016
A review of why we've decided to change the manager of our Small-Cap Equity Fund.
Read MoreAugust 3, 2016
What will 'success' look like if the government's efforts are effective in cooling off the Vancouver housing market?
Read MoreJuly 18, 2016
CRM2 has finally arrived. Here’s what it means to fee and performance disclosure.
Read MoreJuly 6, 2016
The world economy is not designed to work with negative interest rates. It doesn’t mean we shouldn’t invest, but it does require that we proceed with caution.
Read MoreJune 30, 2016
It appears that trailing commissions, or trailers, are going the way of the dodo bird.
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