Cutting Through the Noise
January 26, 2015
Is a fund that was up 28% in a year really a low volatility fund?
Read MoreJanuary 21, 2015
Clearly, Monday's letter should have been couriered to Bank Governor Poloz.
Read MoreJanuary 19, 2015
January 15, 2015
Don't let near-term forecasts cloud your investment decisions.
Read MoreJanuary 7, 2015
Be leery of forecasters. Economists have predicted 9 of the last 5 recessions.
Read MoreDecember 30, 2014
Oil is the topic of the day. Tom provides some perspective on this slippery matter.
Read MoreDecember 18, 2014
December 11, 2014
New regulations will force investment dealers to provide better disclosure on performance and fees. We're doing our part to help get advisors ready.
Read MoreDecember 10, 2014
Tom recently met with the manager of our Global Fund for a thorough review. Here are the Coles notes.
Read MoreDecember 2, 2014
The real estate industry and banks are saying there are some signs of strain in the market, but the risks are benign. Tom thinks otherwise.
Read MoreNovember 5, 2014
A look at how index-linked notes blatantly overstate their benefits.
Read MoreOctober 31, 2014
A good read from Vanguard that re-enforces what we’ve been saying to clients.
Read MoreOctober 28, 2014
October 21, 2014
Governments and central bankers are trying to micro-manage the economy. Never a good thing.
Read MoreOctober 18, 2014
Looking at managing risk through the lens of three types of investors.
Read MoreOctober 16, 2014
The housing market is being carried by the Hot 3 - Calgary, Toronto and Vancouver.
Read MoreOctober 9, 2014
An excellent rundown by CC&L of why interest rates are going to stay low.
Read MoreOctober 7, 2014
We wouldn’t normally comment on short-term market moves, but the recent turbulence is elevating the emotions of some investors.
Read MoreOctober 2, 2014
Some bankers are complaining that new regulations favour non-bank lenders. But is the grumbling warranted?
Read MoreSeptember 23, 2014
The down part of any market cycle is when the biggest mistakes are made, but bull markets also require discipline, patience and fortitude.
Read MoreSeptember 11, 2014
A lot of money is flowing into alternative investments again. But what's wrong with good old stocks and bonds?
Read MoreSeptember 9, 2014
A look at the whacky world of central bank micro management.
Read MoreSeptember 4, 2014
On average, our team has 89% of our financial assets invested in the Steadyhand funds. That's home cooking!
Read MoreSeptember 2, 2014
CRM2 represents a huge step forward, but without eliminating the complexity and potential conflicts inherent in trailers, it’s unfinished business.
Read MoreAugust 27, 2014
“It’s not volatility itself that generally leads to poor longer-term performance, but rather it appears to be investors’ emotional reactions to volatility that ultimately lead to poor performance.” – Richard Bernstein, Richard Bernstein Advisors, New York. This is an ...
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