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The Services Of An Investment Fiduciary and Why it Matters

By Greg Rodger on October 30th, 2024

As the concept of fiduciary is being discussed more in the media and among Canadian securities regulators, we believe it is important to address this concept as it’s all about putting the investor-client interests first! We view...

Portfolio Design is Crucial. Here’s Why.

By Adam Laird on October 2nd, 2024

In many ways, creating an investment portfolio is like building a custom home. At the outset you have a variety of options in front of you with sizes, amenities, and styles. The role of the architect is to design something that will be the right for...

Portfolio Design: How this Matters Greatly

By Adam Laird on July 17th, 2024

In many ways, creating an investment portfolio is like building a custom home. At the outset you have a variety of options in front of you with sizes, amenities, and styles. The role of the architect is to design something that will be the right for...

Future Thinking is Portfolio Design

By Adam Laird on June 5th, 2024

In many ways, creating an investment portfolio is like building a custom home. At the outset you have a variety of options in front of you with sizes, amenities, and styles. The role of the architect is to design something that will be the right for...

An Investment Fiduciary – The Integrity of Your Portfolio

By Greg Rodger on January 24th, 2024

As the concept of fiduciary is being discussed more in the media and among Canadian securities regulators, we believe it is important to address this concept as it’s all about putting the investor-client interests first! We view...

Lessening Volatility to Build Sustained Family Wealth

By Adam Laird on November 14th, 2023

For families who have built their wealth over a lifetime or have experienced a liquidity event such as the sale of a business after decades of hard work, the prospect of being held hostage to the whims of the market can be frightening. The reality...

Goals-based Investing: A Client-First Approach

By Loren Francis on September 13th, 2023

We are wealth architects whose sole purpose is to provide our clients with peace of mind by making their wealth sustainable. Goals-based investing is at the core of our investment philosophy, but historically this has not been the case for the...

Future of Family Wealth Preservation: Virtual Family Offices

By Greg Rodger on September 13th, 2023

You’ve worked hard to create your family’s wealth. You want it to be well managed and sustainable for future generations. Unfortunately, as we mentioned in a past post, family wealth is not self-perpetuating. Without proper planning, it often...

Comprehensive Portfolio Design Makes the Difference

By Adam Laird on August 30th, 2023

In many ways, creating an investment portfolio is like building a custom home. At the outset you have a variety of options in front of you with sizes, amenities, and styles. The role of the architect is to design something that will be the right fit...

Wealth Stewardship – 101

By Greg Rodger on July 19th, 2023

Prudent Principles to Live By “Looking back, it feels like we made endless sacrifices for 30 years to create our wealth, and now we worry about preserving what we’ve built for ourselves, our children & our grandchildren.” Family Client of...

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