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Beware the Rally
Posted on November 2, 2018 Leave a Comment
*At the time that I wrote this markets had just finished several positive sessions, however by the time it was ready markets had once again changed directions! I’m going to potentially embarrass myself and go on the record as saying we shouldn’t place too much trust in the current market rally, though the upturn is […]
The Deceptive Nature of Indices
Posted on August 15, 2018 Leave a Comment
An essential part of the business of investing involves figuring out how well you are doing. In some respects, the best benchmark for how well you are doing should be personalized to you. How conservative are you? What kind of income needs do you have? How old are you? While the case remains strong for […]
The Sentry Scandal & Unethical Sales Practices
Posted on April 7, 2017 Leave a Comment
For the past week I’ve been tinkering with a piece around the allegations that TD’s high pressure sales tactics had driven some staff to disregard the needs of their clients and encourage financial advisers in their employ to push for unsuitable products, and in some instances drove employees to break the law. My general point […]
Investing in the Age of Brexit Populism
Posted on June 27, 2016 Leave a Comment
There is going to be lots of news around Brexit for the next while, and we have many other things to look at. So until more is known and more things are resolved this will be our last piece looking at the In/Out Referendum of June 23rd. So far the best thing that I’ve […]
Let’s Undo Brexit! (Here’s How)
Posted on June 24, 2016 1 Comment
The Brexit vote has happened, but that doesn’t mean that Britain’s future outside the EU is set in stone. It’s time to undo Brexit!
The Robo-Advisor Cometh
Posted on June 22, 2016 Leave a Comment
As proof that the robot revolution will spare no one, even our industry is feeling the intense weight of cheap human alternatives in the form of “robo-advisors”. Given some glowing press by the Globe and Mail over the last weekend, robot advisors now represent a real and growing segment of the financial services markets and […]
The Age of Breakable Things
Posted on June 20, 2016 Leave a Comment
With Brexit around the corner, the potential for a Donald Trump presidency and a host of other global problems (big problems), it’s hard not to talk about all the chaos and what it might mean to investors even when there is lots of other things to go over. For now, this will be our last article on the subject […]
Notes from the Edge
Posted on June 17, 2016 Leave a Comment
With the BREXIT vote now only days away its worth taking a moment to consider the dramatic political shift that seems to be happening around the globe. Where once left/right politics dominated, or pro-capitalism vs. pro-socialist forces clashed, today the challenge is far more frightening. Today we sit on the brink of the end […]
This House Kills the Middle Class
Posted on June 2, 2016 Leave a Comment
Evidence shows that if too much wealth is concentrated in housing it can widen wealth inequalities and significantly hurt the middle class.
Sunlight Is Still The Best Disinfectant
Posted on March 2, 2016 Leave a Comment
Bloomberg published an article highlighting high rates of misconduct for financial advisors in the United States, what should Canadian investors make of this and how can they protect themselves?
