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Behind Your Surname
Topic:
Pearls of Wisdom
Excerpt:
The wealthy in Florence today are the same families as 600 years ago.
Look, I Am Not Your Father’s Market…
Topic:
Investments
Excerpt:
OK, so that may be a mash-up of two quotes from the 1980s (more on that later), but it captures the essence of the point. Times change, investment
Economics? . . . Anyone? Anyone?
Topic:
Pearls of Wisdom
Excerpt:
In the past I have written of the ongoing requirement for all of us on the investment team to read a steady diet of periodicals, research reports and
What do the Panama Papers Mean for Canadians?
Topic:
Tax Planning
Excerpt:
The latest Canadian news to surface regarding the Panama Papers is that the Royal Bank has agreed to hand over to the Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) 40
It’s Not the Fall That Kills You
Topic:
Investments
Excerpt:
Market declines are scary, but they’re not always fatal to an investor’s portfolio. Some historical context can help explain why those big declines do
Don’t Be a Lemming and Follow the Crowd
Topic:
Investments
Excerpt:
People in a group often behave differently than they do individually.
Why Are We All So Pessimistic?
Topic:
Pearls of Wisdom
Excerpt:
Why does it always seem like the world is coming to an end? Despite the advances in life expectancy around the world – even more in the developing
Women & Investing
Topic:
Investments
Excerpt:
The evolution of the workplace has brought many positive changes for women: increased business ownership, more executive positions, greater corporate
The Merits of Meaningful Metaphors
Topic:
Human Interest
Excerpt:
We all have things we think we’re good at. We know we’re not the best in the world. But we reasonably believe that we’re “better than most”. And that
Asset Allocation and…Political Misconduct?
Topic:
Pearls of Wisdom
Excerpt:
Seeing the words ‘politician’ and ‘misconduct’ occasionally in the same sentence should be surprising to no one. But predicting a politician’s
