by The Empowered Investor | Jan 12, 2024
2023 once again showed us how difficult it is to make investment decisions based on bold market predictions. The year highlighted the benefits of portfolio diversification and a clear investment philosophy to guide us forward.
by The Empowered Investor | Jan 17, 2023
2022 highlighted the performance benefits of portfolio diversification. Having a clear investment philosophy, not only produced superior results, but also helped provide transparency, clarity and peace of mind for our clients.
by The Empowered Investor | Oct 9, 2019
In Part 2 of our series on evidence-based investing, we take a look at the roles played by investment style and factor exposures.
by The Empowered Investor | Oct 1, 2019
A recent settlement is reminder that Canada’s big banks still have a long way to go to eliminating their conflicts of interest when serving investors.
by The Empowered Investor | Sep 3, 2019
In order to be successful investors, we must prioritize realizing our long-term objectives over chasing short-term gains.
by The Empowered Investor | Aug 22, 2019
What is it and what are the implications for your investments? How will we be managing your long-term assets based on this curve inversion?
by Marcelo Taboada | Jan 20, 2019
Every new year brings along a flood of predictions and forecasts for what the markets and economies of the coming year will hold
by Marcelo Taboada | Oct 22, 2018
A good advisor will help keep you on track, guide you through trouble spots, and protect you from taking an unsafe detour.
by The Empowered Investor | Jul 18, 2018
One of the most common pitfalls investors can fall prey to is making portfolio decisions based on investment chatter or noise.
by Marcelo Taboada | Jul 13, 2018
People are buying cryptocurrency in the hope of selling it at a higher price to someone else. This is called the greater fool’s theory.
by The Empowered Investor | Jun 20, 2018
Canadians remain unaware of or unable to appreciate the significance of the mathematics of sustainability, despite the fact that numbers don’t lie.
by The Empowered Investor | Jun 6, 2018
An investment philosophy (also called investment strategy) is a set of guiding principles that shape and inform your decision-making process.