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Each week, our team publishes a blog and webcast.

Jesse's: Webcast #16: An Inverted Yield Curve (5 minutes)

Webcast #16: An Inverted Yield Curve (5 minutes)

Webcast #16: An Inverted Yield Curve (5 minutes)

Another indicator that normally signals economic trouble ahead caught our attention this last week when the U.S. yield curve inverted. This matters because the U.S. yield curve has inverted before each recession since 1955, offering only one false signal. Not to sound overly technical, but a yield curve in plain language is a line that […]

Jesse's: Webcast #15: Who Can You Trust? (10 minutes)

Webcast #15: Who Can You Trust? (10 minutes)

Webcast #15: Who Can You Trust? (10 minutes)

Abraham Lincoln famously said that “You can fool all the people some of the time and some of the people all the time, but [never] all the people all the time.” There is no shortage of information and opinions available that cover market strategy, sector trends, and individual stock recommendations for investors to consider. With […]

Jesse's: Webcast #14: The Crude Facts About Oil (9 minutes)

Webcast #14: The Crude Facts About Oil (9 minutes)

Webcast #14: The Crude Facts About Oil (9 minutes)

Commentary that the fossil fuel sector will decline and soon become obsolete – suffering the same fate of newspapers or the cable industry – is far from accurate. Next year, for the first time ever, the world will demand over 100 million barrels of oil per day. By comparison, the world needed 91.8 million a […]

Jesse's: Webcast #13: 2008 (19 minutes)

Jesse's: Blog: Lessons from the March 2009 Bottom, 13 Years Later

Blog: Lessons from the March 2009 Bottom, 13 Years Later

Blog: Lessons from the March 2009 Bottom, 13 Years Later

Thirteen years ago this week, the market bottomed after experiencing many months of exceptional volatility and sizable declines in its stock prices. Evidence that the financial system was on shaky grounds became evident almost exactly one year prior to its bottom when investment bank Bear Stearns required a bailout and rescue buyer in March 2008. […]

Jesse's: Webcast #12: When to Sell a Stock (16 minutes)

Jesse's: Webcast #11: RSP vs. TFSA (8 minutes)

Jesse's: Blog: Our Views on Diversification

Blog: Our Views on Diversification

Blog: Our Views on Diversification

On February 16, investor Charlie Munger answered investment-related questions for several hours. Munger and Warren Buffett have been business partners at Berkshire Hathaway for many decades. When asked about diversification, Munger said: I think the great lesson from the Munger’s is that you don’t need all this … diversification. You’re lucky if you’ve got four […]

Jesse's: Webcast #10: Diversification (8 minutes)

Jesse's: Webcast #9: Geopolitical Risk (5 minutes)