The most important portfolio factor for many investors is diversification. Lowering portfolio risk while generating yield is something that every investor should strive for. One asset class that engenders a multitude of emotions but has no yield is precious metals and gold in particular. Gold
For those of you who missed Larry’s webinar on June 29th, or missed The Investor’s Guide to Thriving series this past spring (or if you attended but just want to see the presentation again) you are in luck! Below you will find a link to
By Robyn Graham, CIM, CFP, FCSI, Portfolio Manager – Managing Director of Wealth Management at ETF Capital Management “IT’S NEVER TOO LATE TO BE WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE BEEN. — GEORGE ELLIOT, AUTHOR” A sea change has occurred in the financial planning and wealth management professions.
I have heard some say that I should change the name of the show to “Bear-man’s Call” because I’m too bearish all the time. On the 10th anniversary of the show, I wanted to clarify why some may have that perception. Simply, I consider the
It was 10 years ago this month that Berman’s Call was first aired. That got me thinking about long-term investing. This week I’m looking at drawdowns (also known as bear markets). What I consider market noise and almost any investor can handle is a 5
It was 10 years ago this month that Berman’s Call has been on air. That got me thinking about long-term investing. At my St. Catharine’s, Ont. show this weekend, I polled the audience as to who was a long-term investor. The vast majority of the
U.S. President Donald Trump will address a joint session of Congress on Feb. 28. He is expected to talk a little tax — it’s the lower taxes and lower regulations that the markets have been celebrating. But there needs to be a lot of horse
Last week I looked at how I build a position in a value stock and how we transition out of it if it is not working for us. The key to this style of investing is understanding the following concept: An important psychological cost to
According to popular U.S. statistician Nate Silver’s fivethirtyeight.com, the odds of a Clinton White House were down to 65.6 per cent when I wrote this article (on Friday, Nov 4th). Two weeks ago, before the latest e-mail saga, Hillary Clinton was pushing 90 per cent
Last week, Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz flipped on his recent bias that the Canadian economy was strengthening – though he does expect a second-half bounce back from the Fort McMurray wildfires. “Recency bias” is a psychological phenomenon where people overweight more recent events