Each week, our team publishes a blog and webcast.
December is historically a great month for stocks. In fact, over the last hundred years, the only decade to post a negative median return during December was in the 1930s. All decades since — from the 1940s until the 2020s — have posted a positive median price return during December. There are several reasons that […]
Everything was going well for Aecon Group, the Toronto-based construction and infrastructure development company, until last year. After all, this was the same company that China attempted to buy for over $20/share back in 2017. The fed blocked the deal, so it never closed. Aecon has many projects on the go, and four of them […]
Unfortunately, every industry has its share of thugs. There’s always a doctor getting involved with a patient; a lawyer overbilling; an author plagiarizing; a politician telling lies; or a salesperson hiding salient facts about the product… we could go on. Wealth management has its share as well. The stories we all read about usually involve […]
Many have been looking more closely at the rates offered by a Guaranteed Investment Certificate, also known as a “GIC”. Some ask, “why take on equity risk when I can buy a GIC and earn a 5% return for a couple of years?” There are many reasons. First, if you have a time horizon beyond […]
With so much geopolitical unrest abroad, you would expect a rush to safety. Normally, that means long-term bond prices catch a bid (causing their respective yields to fall). However, that’s not the case this time. Over the last month, the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose from 4.5% to 5.0% earlier this week. Today, it’s hovering […]
When central banks started to hike rates last March, we admittedly thought they would pause much earlier. But, as inflation remained stubbornly high, they kept hiking. While inflation still sits above the U.S.’s 2% target and Canada’s 1-3% preferred range, price growth has moderated substantially. After hitting 9.1.% in the U.S. and 8.1% in Canada […]
Our investment style is contrarian. We buy stocks that are out of favour with the expectation that there will be greater pricing upside when the tide turns. However, we won’t just buy anything that’s down in price. Our due diligence process requires a bunch of boxes to be checked before making a purchase. But, even […]
This week, Kevin McCarthy became the first person in 134 years to be ousted as Speaker of the United States’ House of Representatives. McCarthy forged a deal with the Democrats to avert a government shutdown (until November 17, at least) and the Freedom Caucus of his own party sealed his fate. After watching McCarthy win […]
Dollar General, one of the major discount retailers south of the border, reported weak earnings at the end of August. Its gross profit plummeted 24% due to rising theft, causing earnings to come in 15% weaker than expected. If that wasn’t enough bad news for one report, management also cut their sales guidance for the […]
