Publications

The third quarter was full of surprises – an integral part of investing. Prices don’t move on what happens; they move on what happens versus expectations. Various outfits keep score of how many data points hit, miss, or beat economists’ consensus exp...

While it is tempting to want to tilt investment choices in anticipation of a particular election outcome, mixing politics and your portfolio has a poor record of success....

We don’t often think of Switzerland and Canada leading the developed world, but that is exactly what these two countries have recently done, at least in terms of central bank rate cuts....

If you took an extended summer break and have come back to look at the two-month results for July and August, you will be pleased to see that most equity markets delivered mid-single-digit gains and the FTSE Canada Universe Bond Index rose......

July saw a welcome return to normal, meaning cash, bonds and a wide variety of stocks contributed to performance. The month was a victory for the well-diversified investor – our strategy and portfolios performed handsomely....

New catchphrases keep popping up all the time to describe the small group of stocks that have led the market since last year. Magnificent Seven, Super Six, and Fab Five are just some examples....

Escalator up, elevator down. This old trading cliche aptly describes recent stock market action in our view. After a relentless ascent led by the “Nifty AI Five” (Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, and Google) and a few other names, market volatility h...

Most people tend to be rational and value conscious. Case in point, Costco, a favourite retailer of ours, has built an empire by providing great quality products at excellent prices – consumers clearly like that business model....

The first half of 2024 has delivered solid equity market results. Bond yields have been volatile; the Canadian bond market posted a small year-to-date loss. A typical well-diversified Canadian balanced investor is sitting with a total return in the m...

No one ever thinks they’d find themselves rooting for an economic slowdown, but that’s what some investors found themselves doing earlier in the year as they longed for some relief from runaway inflation....