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Cutting Through the Noise


June 26, 2019

By Scott Ronalds

Lifting a beer to Greece's shrinking debt

While on holiday in Greece, Scott stumbled across an interesting story about how a beer company is helping to reduce the country's debt.

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June 17, 2019

By Tom Bradley

It's getting harder to be a long-term investor: Here's how to keep your focus on what really counts

The shorter your time horizon, the more you're speculating and the less you're investing

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June 12, 2019

By Tom Bradley

Equity Fund Update

A review of some of the topics that our Equity Fund manager (Fiera's Gord O'Reilly) covered during a recent meeting.

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June 10, 2019

By Scott Ronalds

A little of that human touch

A number of online-focused companies are opening brick-and-mortar stores. It's a reminder of the value of the human touch. And it's why we make it easy to book an appointment with one of our Investor Specialists in person.

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June 3, 2019

By Tom Bradley

A stock in your portfolio just got crushed by bad news. Now comes the hard part

It’s one of the hardest decisions an investment manager has to make — what to do with a stock that’s been hit hard by unexpected bad news?

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May 30, 2019

By Scott Ronalds

Summer reading

Summer is just around the corner. We've got your literature needs covered.

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May 23, 2019

By Scott Ronalds

A look at just how fickle stock prices can be

A company’s stock price may gyrate significantly over a month, quarter or year, while nothing may have changed within the company itself or with respect to its prospects. Such is the perverse nature of investing. CN Rail offers a good example.

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May 21, 2019

By Tom Bradley

Levitating profit margins

A look at how the remarkable profit cycle we’re in is fuelling one of the longest bull markets in history.

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May 17, 2019

By Scott Ronalds

The bond beater: An update on our Income Fund

We've had our Income Fund positioned quite defensively over the past few quarters. More recently, we've "buttoned down" the fund even further. Here's what this means in plain English.

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May 13, 2019

By Salman Ahmed

Stock Snapshot — Philips

A synopsis of Philips, a global healthcare company we own in our Equity Fund.

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May 9, 2019

By Scott Ronalds

Food for thought

A round up of some interesting reads.

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May 7, 2019

By Neil Jensen

Job Opportunity — Operations Specialist (Vancouver)

We're looking for an Operations Specialist to join our growing team in Vancouver.

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May 6, 2019

By Tom Bradley

Beware of 'unpredictable diversification'

Diversification is the closest thing to a free lunch in investing. But beware the growing number of exotic products that claim to have low correlation to stocks.

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April 25, 2019

By Scott Ronalds

Self-driving cars, meatless meat and wood high-rises are just the start

Technology and bold thinking are leading to incredible new products and services. Oftentimes, great investment opportunities can be found behind the scenes.

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April 22, 2019

By Tom Bradley

Why you shouldn't let recent performance dominate your investing decisions

Past performance tends to trump all other factors when evaluating an investment manager. Here's why it shouldn't.

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April 18, 2019

By Scott Ronalds

The great IPO show of 2019

A number of high-profile tech start-ups are planning on going public this year. We'll be watching the show from the sidelines. Here's why.

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April 10, 2019

By Scott Ronalds

Bradley's Brief — Q1 2019

A brief look at the letter from the Prez.

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April 8, 2019

By Tom Bradley

That investment fees are falling is a popular narrative, but it's not the whole story

There are more low-cost options today, but investors looking for personal service and advice are paying as much or more than ever.

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March 25, 2019

By Tom Bradley

These two global forces will shape your investing returns for decades to come

Forget Trump and Brexit. These other two trends will have a bigger impact on returns.

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March 21, 2019

By Scott Ronalds

Tax season

A rundown of the tax documents you should have received from us this year based on the type of account(s) you hold.

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March 14, 2019

By Scott Ronalds

State of the Union

Or annual update on all things Steadyhand.

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March 11, 2019

By Tom Bradley

Don't get fooled into investing based on what's happening now — the future is all that matters

Stock prices are an educated guess as to what’s going to happen in the future — be careful when the present is being used to predict what that will be.

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February 28, 2019

By Scott Ronalds

A look inside our new Global Small-Cap Equity Fund

With the camera rolling, Tom recently sat down with the manager of our new Global Small-Cap Equity Fund to chat about his investment approach and some of the fund's current areas of investment.

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February 25, 2019

By Tom Bradley


February 21, 2019

By Scott Ronalds

New tools

If you're in the market for a simple, diversified portfolio, we've got just the tools you need.

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