Market Ethos - Whistling past the graveyard Filed Under: Financial Planning | Investment Services | Portfolio Management | Total Client Experience | Wealth Management Published by Brett Gustafson on Jun 14, 2021 The bond market appears relaxed and whistling as it walks past the spiking inflationary data (aka the graveyard). In this Ethos we share both sides of the argument on higher or lower inflation going forward, plus of course our views. Click HERE Read more
Market Ethos - CAD – a powerful concurrence of factors Filed Under: Financial Planning | Portfolio Management | Wealth Management Published by Brett Gustafson on May 31, 2021 In the long run, currency is usually a zero sum game. In the shorter term it can have pretty big impacts on portfolios. In this Ethos we share our updated views on the recent strength of the CAD. While it may not be over, the factors pushing the CAD higher... Read more
Market Ethos - Inflation Finally Filed Under: Financial Planning | Investment Services | Portfolio Management | Retirement | Tax Planning | Wealth Management Published by Brett Gustafson on May 17, 2021 After just about everyone spent the last few months talking about inflation, it finally started to show up in the CPI data (for the U.S. that is, Canada is out this week). Now the big question is whether this is just a cyclical uptick due to re-opening... Read more
Pandemic, Polls, & Positioning Filed Under: Events | Financial Planning | Investment Services | Portfolio Management | Special Reports and Newsletters | Wealth Management Published by Richardson Wealth Asset Management on Nov 02, 2020 It is almost election time. In the November installment of investor strategy you will find: Market recap Election time Pandemic 2nd wave Positioning still defensive Dividend doldrums LRCNs, the new, new thing Managed Portfolios style evolution Click HERE... Read more
Investor Strategy - A Loveless Recovery Filed Under: Events | Financial Planning | Investment Services | Portfolio Management | Special Reports and Newsletters | Total Client Experience | Wealth Management Published by Richardson Wealth Asset Management on Oct 05, 2020 Here comes the final quarter to a crazy year. In this month’s investor strategy: Market recap – Q3 defying conventional wisdom Asset allocation – polarized bulls and bears Asset allocation – Market cycle & positioning Asset allocation – Volatile currency... Read more
Investor Strategy - Vaccine May Hurt the Market Filed Under: Events | Financial Planning | Investment Services | Portfolio Management | Special Reports and Newsletters | Wealth Management Published by Richardson Wealth Asset Management on Sep 07, 2020 In this month's investor strategy Market recap – So much for the summer doldrums Asset Allocation – Investment implications of deglobalization Asset Allocation – Winder is coming for the static 60/40 Equities – Could a vaccine trigger a correction Fixed... Read more
Economic Bounce Continues Filed Under: Financial Planning | Investment Services | Portfolio Management | Special Reports and Newsletters | Wealth Management Published by Richardson Wealth Asset Management on Aug 31, 2020 In this Ethos we take a look at some of the faster economic data out there that continues to support the bounce in activity. Plus updating our Market Cycle indicators that have returned almost to pre-pandemic levels. Click HERE Read more
Winter is Coming For the Static 60 / 40 Filed Under: Financial Planning | Investment Services | Portfolio Management | Special Reports and Newsletters | Total Client Experience | Wealth Management Published by Alexander Tjiang on Aug 24, 2020 With yields & credit spreads historically low, market valuations historically high, the static 60/40 may be hard pressed to maintain its historical 7% nominal return in the coming years. In this Ethos we share a number of strategies for a potentially... Read more
Place Your Bets Filed Under: Financial Planning | Investment Services | Portfolio Management | Special Reports and Newsletters | Wealth Management Published by Alexander Tjiang on Aug 17, 2020 This ethos takes a look at where Canadian equity managers are allocated across sectors, or have placed their bets relative to the TSX. Where they are the most overweight and underweight on an asset weighted basis. Click HERE Read more
Performance Chasing? Fight The Urge Filed Under: Financial Planning | Investment Services | Portfolio Management | Wealth Management Published by Alexander Tjiang on Jul 27, 2020 In this week’s Ethos we take a look performance chasing. Retail investors have become more active in trading individual equities, reminiscent of the late 1990s. Plus, in the Canadian equity fund/ETF universe, past performance is not a great metric for... Read more