Posts Tagged ‘value-added’

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...

Getting Real Value for Your Money

By Warren Mackenzie on October 7th, 2013

Are you really getting good value when you spend your money? The enjoyment from some discretionary purchases will last for
 many years, while in other cases (travel, dining out and alcohol) the enjoyment is quickly gone. To get the greatest value...

Should the number of bets affect confidence level in a manager’s value-added?

By Dan Hallett on July 29th, 2011

In this morning’s Globe & Mail, Shirley Won has an article on portfolio manager Noah Blackstein.  While yours truly is quoted in this piece, I mention it here because the article touches on a topic that I’ve been mulling for some...

Do financial advisors add value?

By Dan Hallett on November 29th, 2010

In the November 2010 issue of Investment Executive I reviewed a few different academic papers that attempted to answer the question gracing the title of this blog post.  Unfortunately, space constraints precluded me from detailing the titles of the...

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