Blog: Cutting Through the Noise
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Changes Morningstar Would Like to See in The Fund Industry
Excerpt from Scott Ronalds's blog on January 21, 2010
Morningstar’s Manager of Fund Analysis, David O’Leary, recently published an article titled Six Changes We Would Like to See in the Canadian Mutual Fund Industry. O’Leary acknowledges that by and large, Canada has an investor-friendly fund industry. Yet...Read More
Steadyhand Holiday Letter
Excerpt from Scott Ronalds's blog on December 17, 2009
Dear clients, friends, and those who came across our company searching for a camcorder that doesn't shake: It was a memorable year for Steadyhand and Canadian investors. Following a disastrous 2008 in the equity markets, it looked as though the...Read More
Year-end Distributions
Excerpt from Scott Ronalds's blog on December 11, 2009
A quick reminder that with the exception of the Savings Fund, the year-end distributions of all our funds will be calculated on December 15th and paid on December 16th. The distribution for the Savings Fund will be calculated on December 31st. Distributions...Read More
Tom on BNN
Excerpt from Scott Ronalds's blog on November 26, 2009
Tom will be on Business News Network (BNN) tomorrow morning (November 27th) from 9-10 AM eastern time. He’ll be sitting in with Marty Cej and Frances Horodelski on Market Morning. Black Friday just got a whole lot brighter...Read More
Riding the Pine
Excerpt from Scott Ronalds's blog on November 23, 2009
Recent data out of the U.S. suggests that American retail (individual) investors have been watching the stock market rally from the sidelines. According to a report by Morningstar USA, investors have pulled an estimated $4.4 billion out of U.S. equity funds so far this...
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This Year's Meal Ticket
Excerpt from Scott Ronalds's blog on November 16, 2009
From: jsmith@mega-bank.com. To: NewProductCommittee@mega-bank.com. Date: Mon 11/16/2009 1:08 AM Subject: This Year’s Meal Ticket. Just woke up with a brilliant idea!! I’m putting it in an email while the juices are flowing. Still working on the name...Read More
Housing Stocks Make me Squeamish; I'm Glad We've Got a New One
Excerpt from Scott Ronalds's blog on November 4, 2009
Housing stocks make me squeamish. It was painful to watch them fall like a rock over the last couple of years as the U.S. real estate market imploded. A number of companies faced bankruptcy or saw their share prices slashed due to stretched balance sheets...
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The Scariest Investments of 2009
Excerpt from Scott Ronalds's blog on October 30, 2009
We could’ve had some fun with a list of the scariest Halloween costumes this year. Bernie Madoff, Allen Stanford and Jon & Kate come to mind. But we thought it would be more educational, and just as fun, to highlight some of this year’s scariest investments...Read More
A Latter-Day Charles Dickens?
Excerpt from Scott Ronalds's blog on October 29, 2009
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...Read More
Podcast: Tom Talks with Larry Lunn
Excerpt from Scott Ronalds's blog on October 20, 2009
Tom recently sat down with Larry Lunn, the Chairman and founder of Connor, Clark & Lunn (CC&L), to talk shop. At the front end of the podcast, Larry discusses where we are in the economic recovery and his view on [the hot topic of] inflation. He then addresses...
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BNN Interview - Canada vs Foreign
Excerpt from Scott Ronalds's blog on October 18, 2009
Tom was on Business News Network (BNN) on Friday talking about finding a balance between domestic and foreign investments (his Saturday Globe column focuses on the same topic). Canadian investors have an emphasis on Canadian securities...Read More
Podcast: Third Quarter Review
Excerpt from Scott Ronalds's blog on October 9, 2009
In this podcast, Tom and I review the third quarter of 2009. It was another strong period for equities. U.S. stocks posted their best quarter in a decade, while the TSX and many overseas markets posted double-digit returns. A rising loonie negatively impacted...
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