Blog: Cutting Through the Noise
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Must-Reads on Investing
Excerpt from Tom Bradley's blog on March 20, 2007
There are thousands of books written on investing. Some will make you think, some will keep you grounded, and some will put you to sleep. Here are some of my favorites. We'll add to this list as time goes by. ...Read More
Got Money to Invest? Buck Stops with You
Excerpt from Tom Bradley's blog on March 13, 2007
The Globe and Mail, Report on Business Published March 12, 2007 It sounds corny to say that investing is a team sport. Of course it is. But sometimes there is too much focus on the individual player and as a ...Read More
Podcast: Why Steadyhand?
Excerpt from Tom Bradley's blog on March 9, 2007
We're pleased to present Steadyhand's inaugural podcast, " Why Steadyhand ". Seeing as it's our first broadcast, we thought we'd talk about Steadyhand and why we're starting a new fund company. Tom Bradley tackles the topic at hand. Click on ...Read More
TD Securities Does a Double Ender
Excerpt from Tom Bradley's blog on March 5, 2007
There was a small item in the paper last Wednesday entitled “TD gets a double-dip from Fortis transaction.” The transaction involved repatriating the old B.C. Gas distribution business back into Canadian hands (Yeh!). U.S.-based Kinder Morgan sold Fortis the assets ...Read More
29 Funds and Counting (Part II)
Excerpt from Tom Bradley's blog on March 2, 2007
I couldn’t resist. Here’s another response to my Globe column the other week ( RRSP Nightmare: Too Many Funds in Your Basket ) on the couple that owned 29 mutual funds. Tony Evans wrote: Sitting here in Tokyo on a ...Read More
Structured Products – Proud to Shroud
Excerpt from Tom Bradley's blog on February 27, 2007
I like to read Doug Steiner’s columns in the ROB Magazine. You never know what he’s going to write about. You do know, however, that he will have a strong view on whatever it is. In this month’s issue, Doug ...Read More
Appetite for Risk may Lead to a Bad Case of Cramps
Excerpt from Tom Bradley's blog on February 26, 2007
The Globe and Mail, Report on Business Published February 23, 2007 I’ve always encouraged investing enthusiasts to read more than just the newspaper for ideas and education ( User’s Guide to the Business Media ). If you discover a professional ...Read More
This Merger is a Sirius Copout
Excerpt from Tom Bradley's blog on February 23, 2007
What happened to the ‘winner take all’ attitude? Where’s the competitive spirit? Doesn’t an intense rivalry mean anything anymore? Is the corporate world turning into milk toast? What has sparked all these questions is the proposed merger between Sirius Satellite ...Read More
Assessing Performance – Don’t be Sloppy!
Excerpt from Tom Bradley's blog on February 21, 2007
It’s that time in the market cycle when we’re all vulnerable to hearing how great someone else has done with their investments. Invariably, this kind of chatter leads back to comparisons with the mutual funds owned by the speaker or ...Read More
29 Funds and Counting
Excerpt from Tom Bradley's blog on February 16, 2007
I’ve had some fun and interesting responses to my Globe column last Friday on the Canmore couple that owned 29 mutual funds ( RRSP Nightmare: Too Many Funds in Your Basket ). Adrian Mastracci of KCM Wealth Management in Vancouver ...Read More
Steadyhand – An Alternative to the Big Guys
Excerpt from Tom Bradley's blog on February 14, 2007
Yesterday was a big day for the team at Steadyhand. We filed our final prospectus and turned on our website. While our funds won’t be available to investors until April 10th, these are still big milestones for us. Also yesterday ...Read More
RRSP Nightmare: Too Many Funds in Your Basket
Excerpt from Tom Bradley's blog on February 9, 2007
The Globe and Mail, Report on Business Published February 9, 2007 We were driving to Whistler last weekend and out of the blue my wife Lori said “it's RSP season and you still haven't written that column”. It took me ...Read More
