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January 1, 2014

By Scott Ronalds

Readers' Choice: Top Blog Postings of 2013

From stocks to interest rates to real estate to resources, there was a lot to write about in 2013. There was also a lot of noise to cut through, and we were busy doing our part. Below is a list of our most popular blog posts last year, as judged by you, the readers ...

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January 3, 2013

By Scott Ronalds

Readers' Choice - Top Blog Postings of 2012

Turns out the world didn’t end in 2012. A good thing, really, as Tom and I had a lot to write about. With over 120 posts, our updates, explanations, advice, observations, opinions, musings, rants and ramblings were well received, despite the odd scathing...

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January 4, 2012

By Scott Ronalds

Readers' Choice - Top Steadyhand Blog Postings of 2011

Another year, another 120 blog postings. We had some thoughtful, informative, helpful, useless, controversial and scathing posts last year, based on the emails and comments we received. Below is a list of our most popular posts in 2011, as...

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July 20, 2011

By Scott Ronalds

Sound Off

At Steadyhand, we think we’ve got the best business model and investment philosophy around. We offer investors access to talented and experienced investment managers (who are typically only available to the ultra-wealthy) and straight advice. We invest alongside our clients, charge low fees and provide timely &...

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December 3, 2010

By Tom Bradley

Trends and Truthdom - Running Out of Oil?

Is it a long-term trend or an investment truth? In my last Globe and Mail column (Much-maligned Greenback is Looking Increasingly Cheap), I held this question up to a number of economic factors - the declining supply of oil, China’s growth, Japan’s...

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December 1, 2010

By Tom Bradley

A Blue Streak on the Greenback

Here are a few quotes from the comments posted on the Globe and Mail's website following my column on the U.S. dollar: “... with a spendthrift administration and Helicopter Ben clearly willing to throw as much increasingly worthless paper as is...

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October 29, 2009

By Scott Ronalds

A Latter-Day Charles Dickens?

In a recent article written about Steadyhand titled "Mischievous Strangers and a Steadyhand", Karin Mizgala draws a connection between Tom Bradley and Charles Dickens. Very flattering. Especially when compared to some of the other comparisons...

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April 8, 2009

By Tom Bradley

'It Will Sell': Feedback from the Trenches

My last posting on packaged investment products generated a lot of feedback. There were some great comments posted on the blog, but I received many more emails from readers of the Saturday Globe and Mail. Below are snippets from some of the emails...

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February 16, 2009

By Tom Bradley

In the Long Term, We're all Dead

That’s how one reader felt about my last Globe and Mail column ( Focusing Too Much on the Short Term Can Lead to a Short Career ).  I stand by what I wrote about long-term thinking, but in response to that ...

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December 30, 2008

By Scott Ronalds

Readers' Choice - Top Steadyhand Blog Postings of 2008

As 2008 comes to an end (thank god!), we’d like to thank all of the loyal readers of our blog.  We hope you’ve enjoyed our thoughts, opinions, commentaries, criticisms, musings and satires on investing and the industry that we call ...

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