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Swinging for the fence is not a sustainable wealth strategy

Some of my partners and I recently met with investors that have some commonalities pertaining to how they built their…

  • Industry Changes + Trends

Vanguard’s Canadian launch no guarantee of an all-out price war

Late last week, the media was buzzing about indexing giant Vanguard's entry into the Canadian investment fund market.  (See today's…

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Monthly Income funds’ payout sustainability – the sequel

Earlier this year, I wrote about how to gauge the sustainability of monthly income funds' fat distributions so that investors and…

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  • Competitive Intelligence

Be careful when comparing real estate fund returns

Real estate has long formed the core of investors' hard asset exposure.  Individuals and institutions invest in real estate for…

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Rebalance for long-term risk control not to boost returns

The Globe & Mail recently ran an article on rebalancing, featuring comments and opinions from some industry giants.   The article…

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Simplicity is key to analyzing complex products

In the May 2011 issue of Investment Executive, I wrote about how I approach the analysis of complex products.  In…

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Dealing with lead manager changes

There has been a recent flurry of changes in mutual fund lead managers.  This is partly the result of industry…

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Does DALBAR really calculate investor returns?

I recently received an e-mail about a blog post questioning the validity of DALBAR's annual study of investor returns -…

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Portfolio Reviews Matter

To ensure a client’s investment portfolio continues to meet the objectives for which it was designed, HighView believes in regular…

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A Sustainable Approach To The Management Of Wealth

Investment Stewards & Their Challenges: At HighView Financial Group, we recognize that there are many people that have a fiduciary…