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Cutting Through the Noise


August 30, 2007

By Scott Ronalds

Taking the Middle Road

As a start-up, we have the luxury of starting with a fresh piece of paper and blazing our own path. We’re not confined by legacy issues, dated technology platforms, archaic policies and procedures, etc. We’ve set up a business that ...

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August 27, 2007

By Scott Ronalds

Steadyhand and the Boomer Retiree

The following blog was written by Tom just before his surgery, from which he is recovering well. Dan Richards is a name you may be familiar with. He has been in the wealth management industry for years and currently operates ...

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August 21, 2007

By Scott Ronalds

Third Party Asset Backed Commercial Paper (ABCP)

Third party asset backed commercial paper (ABCP) has been the subject of attention in the investment press recently, as some issuers have experienced problems finding funding for their maturing debt. The Steadyhand Savings Fund does not hold any of this ...

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August 15, 2007

By Scott Ronalds

Update: Tom's Liver

As you may have heard, Tom has a long-standing liver condition known as PSC. It goes back to his youth and has been monitored for over 25 years. While not normal, it has always been stable and hasn’t held him ...

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July 19, 2007

By Tom Bradley

Observations on Client Portfolios

Chris, Scott and I have had ample opportunity to see what’s going on out there in investor land as we’ve each had a chance to work with a number of our new clients. We have done enough portfolio reviews and ...

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July 12, 2007

By Neil Jensen

Statement Summary Page

We're proud of our first version of client statements, in particular the portfolio summary page at the beginning of every statement. The first attached image is for a fictitious client, Jim Smith, who has three accounts: an Investment account, RSP ...

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July 12, 2007

By Neil Jensen

Statement Performance Calculations

[update: As of November 2009, our performance calculation methodology changed. Individual account performance is still calculated using the time weighted rate of return (daily valuation); however, it is now calculated in our wealth management platform, rather than the recordkeeping system. ...

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July 3, 2007

By Scott Ronalds

Steadyhand Top Ten List

We're pleased to present the inaugural Steadyhand Top Ten List. We've faced a lot of great - and not so great - questions in our first few months of business. Here are our top picks: 10. Is this the place ...

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June 6, 2007

By Tom Bradley

What 'Unconstrained' Means

Steadyhand has a very definite investment philosophy. We believe our funds should be (1) absolute-return oriented; (2) concentrated on the managers’ best ideas; (3) unconstrained; and (4) have low turnover (i.e. tax efficient). The least understood of these four tenets ...

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May 30, 2007

By Tom Bradley

A Personal Note – No Pinot Noir For Me Thanks

There is a personal situation that I want to apprise our clients of, as well as investors that are following the progress of Steadyhand. I’ve had a long-standing liver condition called primary schlorosing colengitis (PSC). It goes back to my ...

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May 30, 2007

By Tom Bradley

Bad Liver; Good Money Managers

Because of my liver condition , we’ve had to assess how Steadyhand’s business plan will change. The reality of the situation is that (1) I can’t travel outside the province until I get the transplant and (2) after my beeper ...

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May 23, 2007

By Tom Bradley

Wanna Pick Tom's Brain?

Investment Lunch/Breakfast Tired of high fees? Want to learn more about direct investing? Curious about the Steadyhand funds? Join us for lunch on Thursday, June 7 th , or breakfast on Tuesday, June 12 th , for an intimate and ...

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May 14, 2007

By Tom Bradley

Passion was the Key in our Search for Money Managers

Prologue to Globe and Mail Article I wanted to put today’s Globe and Mail article in context with Steadyhand. The process described in the article occurred prior to the decision by Neil and I to go ahead with Steadyhand. Since ...

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May 10, 2007

By Scott Ronalds

Coming to Toronto on May 16-17

The manager of our Equity Fund, Cranston, Gaskin, O’Reilly & Vernon (CGOV), is holding an Investor Conference Day in Toronto next week that I’ll be attending. Finally, an excuse to head east and get out of this terrible spring weather ...

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April 30, 2007

By Neil Jensen

Steadyhand Context Diagram

Early on in our business design, we decided to outsource many of the business functions necessary in a mutual fund company. One of the tools we used to visualize how the functions would fit together was a (very loose) variation ...

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April 23, 2007

By Chris Stephenson

I'm Buying Earplugs

I am the newbie. I joined Steadyhand a couple of weeks ago and work as an Investor Specialist. My role is to talk with investors about Steadyhand. What I’ve found out so far is that Steadyhand is a great place ...

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April 10, 2007

By Tom Bradley

A Beautiful Day

Bono once said, "It's a beautiful day; don't let it get away." So we captured it in digital film. After months of preparation and hard work, it was truly a beautiful day in Vancouver as we opened our doors to ...

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March 15, 2007

By Scott Ronalds

Steadyhand Hits the Slopes

Steadyhand hit the slopes last weekend in Whistler. Unfortunately, with limited visibility, high winds and wet snow, conditions were almost unbearable. ...

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March 3, 2007

By Neil Jensen

Fee Reduction Program, Part 1

One of our differentiators is our fee reduction program. In this and subsequent postings, I'll outline the design and implementation of the program. Philosophy and Objectives Our costs for managing a $10,000 account and a $150,000 account are not that ...

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February 18, 2007

By Neil Jensen

Creating steadyhand.com

One of my intentions for this blog is to expose some of the inner workings of Steadyhand, including the functions we outsource and the vendors we work with. A natural place to start is with this website and the firm ...

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February 14, 2007

By Tom Bradley

Steadyhand – An Alternative to the Big Guys

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 ...

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February 13, 2007

By Neil Jensen

Recovering from the MFDA Site Visit

Here's a shot of our Manager of Research & Communications, Scott Ronalds, recovering from our last MFDA site visit in January. ...

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December 1, 2006

By Tom Bradley

Signed!

We're thrilled to announce that we've signed three leading money managers to the Steadyhand team. They will manage 4 of our 5 funds. This day comes after months of research, deep thinking, interviews, unhealthy lunches and airport line-ups (who knew ...

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November 3, 2006

By Tom Bradley

Unconventional ... or Twisted?

Here's a picture of our Manager of Research & Communications, Scott Ronalds, reading David Swensen's Unconventional Success while on holiday in Hawaii.We're hoping all of our future employees are as dedicated as Scott. ...

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October 21, 2006

By Tom Bradley

We're Hiring

We're looking for some good people to fill out our team in Vancouver, specifically an Investor Specialist and an Administrative and Marketing Associate. If you know of anyone, please let them know. ...

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