Posts Tagged ‘due diligence’

The Biggest Mistake Investors Make

By Warren Mackenzie on December 8th, 2013

Investors are making a mistake if they assume that the information on their monthly investment statement is sufficient 
to allow them to determine how well their portfolio is being managed. Most statements are inadequate for this purpose. If...

Private REITs require careful due diligence

By Dan Hallett on December 6th, 2012

The Globe and Mail shed a bit of light on the small universe of private real estate investment trusts (REITs) in Canada.  The article touches on both the benefits and perils of this emerging product segment.  I recently reviewed a Canadian...

Don’t overlook the basics of hedge fund due diligence

By Dan Hallett on November 27th, 2011

The Ontario Securities Commission recently issued an order in the ongoing matter of Sextant Capital Management, a defunct hedge fund company.  While the order pertained to a law firm wanting to remove itself from representing Sextant and its...

Proper due diligence can counter the lure of triple-digit returns

By Dan Hallett on March 1st, 2011

I was recently asked to comment for an article on a small, top-performing mutual fund – Redwood Global Small Cap.  While the article included a couple of my comments, there was no room for some of the more striking statistics I found when...

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