In the mid-1990s, interest rates offered on guaranteed investment certificates (GICs) ranged from 6% to 8% per year for five-year terms. Those rates – generous by today’s standards – were a far cry from the double-digit rates available just a...
Regardless of how you acquired your wealth, there’s one thing all investors have in common—a desire to make sure their wealth will be sustainable and able to meet their needs over time. But what if your needs change? What if the initial...
It may come as a surprise to many that there are different ways to calculate investment returns and that it is possible to see a negative investment return for your portfolio when the underlying investments have actually generated positive returns....
We are wealth architects whose sole purpose is to provide our clients with peace of mind by making their wealth sustainable. Goals-based investing is at the core of our investment philosophy, but historically this has not been the case for the...
Regardless of how you acquired your wealth, there’s one thing all investors have in common—a desire to make sure their wealth will be sustainable and able to meet their needs over time. But what if your needs change? What if the initial...
It may come as a surprise to many that there are different ways to calculate investment returns and that it is possible to see a negative investment return for your portfolio when the underlying investments have actually generated positive returns....
A prospective client met with me as he wanted to change his Investment Advisor. When I asked about the reason(s) why, he simply stated “performance“. When I then asked if his Investment Advisor had not measured-up against his...
This blog will be considered Part 3 of a 3-Part series pertaining to Portfolio Monitoring. Please view the Part 1 blog and Part 2 blog. How Should You Measure The Success Of The Portfolio And Why Is It Important? Throughout this series we’ve...
Over the past two decades, investors have had seemingly little patience for an underperforming investment or money manager. Investors tend to dump the laggard for “something that’s doing better”. But an understanding of market...
An Investment Policy Statement (IPS) is the key document in a relationship between an investor and an investment adviser. The reason for this is that the IPS, constructed properly, is the link between a client’s investment objectives and how an...