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  • Investment Performance and Reporting
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Adding value to ETF portfolios

In an April 2010 post, I wrote of the challenges advisors face when using ETFs as the product solution for…

  • Investment Performance and Reporting

Don’t forget bonds

There is an interesting dichotomy at play today in retail investment circles.  Individual (i.e. retail) investors are clamouring for bonds…

  • Competitive Intelligence

All synthetic bond funds are not equal

In the December issue of Investment Executive, I wrote about synthetic bond funds.  I couldn't mention them by name in…

  • Industry Changes + Trends

Don’t get too cozy with your investments

Various media ran an article today proclaiming that investors are more confident in 2010 compared to a year ago.  While…

  • Family Wealth Planning

The Future: Trusteed Retirement Plans

Paul Rainford (Vice President & Director, HighView Financial Group) has spent over three decades designing retirement plans for plan sponsors.…

  • Portfolio Management
  • Industry Changes + Trends

Do financial advisors add value?

In the November 2010 issue of Investment Executive I reviewed a few different academic papers that attempted to answer the…

  • Industry Changes + Trends

Did VenGrowth funds’ boards cast a wide-enough net?

The battle over the handful of VenGrowth labour sponsored investment funds and the New Generation Biotech LSIF is getting interesting. …

  • Portfolio Management
  • Family Wealth Planning

Managing Client Portfolio Risk

With the capital markets volatility of the past few years, and the increased risk aversion of investors, we're frequently asked…

  • Portfolio Management
  • Family Wealth Planning

What Is An Investment Fiduciary?

At HighView Financial Group, we are very open in stating that we are a fiduciary of the client assets that…

  • Family Wealth Planning

Funding The Pension Solvency Gap

Recently, my partner, Chris Page, attended a global investment conference held in Ottawa, and had a chance to speak with quite…