Don’t let clients buy or sell for emotional reasons.
Although it was not an easy ride in 2012, large cap managers posted their strongest benchmark-relative performance in a decade, according to Russell Investments. The median return was 9.4%, more than 2% ahead of the S&P/TSX Composite Index’s return of 7.2%. Using annual returns, 76% of large cap managers beat the benchmark in 2012 compared […]
Clients should invest in financially stable businesses that have good management teams. But getting a handle on management is a difficult task when evaluating companies.
Dollar-cost averaging (DCA) helps investors through market swings and lowers long-term costs, says BMO InvestorLine. DCA involves investing a fixed amount of money on a regular basis – whether the market is up or down – over a specific period of time. As a result, an investor buys fewer shares when prices are high and […]
As the overall outlook for equities turns cheery, Canadian investors are becoming increasingly open to taking risks this year, finds a research by Franklin Templeton Investments. The January 2013 survey finds 82% of investors identify themselves as having a specific investment personality, up from 68% in 2009. The percentage of investors who identify themselves as […]
A fixed income strategist from Manulife AM offers analysis and investment tips.
One-in-five Canadians now manage their investments the same way they make purchases: they go online. In fact, 41% research investment options online and 22% manage their investments online, finds a TD Direct Investing poll. Also, 13% invest online more than they did five years ago. Read: Canadians seek online tools and calculators: IEF “Self-directed investing […]
High-net-worth investors in Canada are drawn to equities while they reduce their exposure to fixed income and cash, shows a report released by Tiger 21, an exclusive group of wealthy investors with over 10 million in investments or net worth. The latest asset allocation report, which represents investment exposure in the fourth quarter of 2012, […]
That’s a 16% increase since the SIO last surveyed the industry in 2010.
If conditions don’t improve, food prices will likely remain high this year after a record 2012 for grain futures.