Investment Philosophy - Your Future, Our Focus

 

Creating custom portfolios where clients will invest their hard-earned money is a responsibility we take very serious. We perform an in-depth review of all our recommended holdings by leveraging the extensive resources BMO Private Wealth has access to. This includes industry-leading research coverage from BMO Capital Markets, various third-party research providers, and the in-house expertise of our Portfolio Advisory Group.

The first and most important step in the development of any portfolio is understanding the client’s unique situation. We will obtain a clear understanding of your objectives, time horizon, risk tolerance, and cash flow requirements while always looking to uncover any tax implications or savings opportunities. Equipped with this information, we will create a custom portfolio of individual holdings and manage each portfolio personally on a go forward basis, continuously monitoring and rebalancing, when necessary, to ensure your portfolio is always aligned with your investment strategy.

Stock Market

 

 

We take a customized and disciplined approach to investment management and our decisions are primarily guided by the following beliefs:

 

  • Prioritize Preservation – you can’t grow what you don’t have. We don't invest your hard earned savings in speculative, high risk stocks. Our top priority is to preserve your current wealth and then take a methodical, risk-adjusted approach to growing it.

 

  • Get Paid While You Wait – history has shown that fluctuations will always exist in the markets while steadily increasing over time. We believe our clients should earn while they wait by investing in high-quality companies with a strong dividend track record, thus providing a source of re-investable income and compounding annual growth.
    • From 1980 to 2019, 75% of the returns of the S&P 500 came from dividends.

 

  • Capital Markets Will Always Create Opportunities - No matter what the markets are doing, there are always opportunities out there and it is our responsibility to continuously monitor the markets for those opportunities and make sure we are in position to take advantage of them. To do that, we leverage the vast resources mentioned above, as well as the experience & expertise of our team, the use of technology, and continuously learning & adapting to industry trends to ensure we are always in tune with current products & complexities our clients may face.

 

“We don’t have to be smarter than the rest. We have to be more disciplined than the rest.”~ Warren Buffet

A Customized Approach To Investing

 

Whether you are a conservative or a growth-oriented investor, and whether you are at the pre-retirement or post-retirement stage, we will design a prudent investment plan that best suits your needs.

At BMO Private Wealth, we have the ability to build a portfolio that is customized to suit your needs no matter how complex and sophisticated they may be.

Step 1: Discovery

First, we will obtain a clear understanding of your long-term objectives, appetite for risk, need for cash flow and stable returns, and the current tax efficiency of your investment strategy.

Step 2: Discipline

Then, we will integrate your goals into a portfolio, applying our approach that emphasizes risk management, diversification across asset classes and tax-efficient asset allocation.

 

Our team builds all-season portfolios designed to thrive even through difficult markets and takes a consistent approach during all cycles. Striving for a good, risk-adjusted return, we look for strong balance sheets and smart management teams within companies that can adjust nimbly to changing needs, trends and unforeseen influences.

Step 3: Customization

Paying attention to your precise risk tolerance, we will design and monitor a unique portfolio based on your individual parameters. Our goal is to maximize your long-term growth potential while creating a tax-wise, consistent income stream for retirement. We will monitor your portfolio regularly and carefully to manage risk and report your progress in meetings with you on an agreed upon schedule.

Step 4: Due diligence

Our investment recommendations are based on industry-leading research coverage from BMO Capital Markets and select third-party research to make certain that your portfolio is prudently invested and focused on generating long-term returns consistent with your profile.

 

We continually rebalance our portfolios to keep our numbers on track. That is, we recalibrate to maintain the asset allocation percentages we have agreed upon. This is key to your long-term success.

 

"Investment success is a journey that lasts decades. You don’t measure miles with a ruler."