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How HighView Measures Investment Performance for Transparency and Consistency

By Greg Rodger on October 23rd, 2024

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....

Portfolio Design is Crucial. Here’s Why.

By Adam Laird on October 2nd, 2024

In many ways, creating an investment portfolio is like building a custom home. At the outset you have a variety of options in front of you with sizes, amenities, and styles. The role of the architect is to design something that will be the right for...

Wealth Planning is a Dynamic Document

By Ian Calvert on September 17th, 2024

One of the core principles at HighView is to understand the purpose of the portfolio. To assist in discovering this purpose, a comprehensive wealth plan or financial plan is created. The wealth plan can then become one of the most important...

Savvy DIY Investors Must Plan For Succession

By Dan Hallett on September 4th, 2024

While do-it yourself investors are notorious for making big behavioural mistakes, there is a unique subset of very savvy investors. While they do not make the same costly mistakes of their less disciplined peers, they will face a significant...

Financial planning and what its Not

By Ian Calvert on August 14th, 2024

Having an up-to-date financial plan is perhaps the most powerful and useful document a family can have. An effective financial plan should be a comprehensive, forward-looking document, that examines items such as the family’s cash flow, balance...

Portfolio Design: How this Matters Greatly

By Adam Laird on July 17th, 2024

In many ways, creating an investment portfolio is like building a custom home. At the outset you have a variety of options in front of you with sizes, amenities, and styles. The role of the architect is to design something that will be the right for...

Wealth Planning is a Dynamic Document

By Ian Calvert on June 12th, 2024

One of the core principles at HighView is to understand the purpose of the portfolio. To assist in discovering this purpose, a comprehensive wealth plan or financial plan is created. The wealth plan can then become one of the most important...

Future Thinking is Portfolio Design

By Adam Laird on June 5th, 2024

In many ways, creating an investment portfolio is like building a custom home. At the outset you have a variety of options in front of you with sizes, amenities, and styles. The role of the architect is to design something that will be the right for...

Financial Planning: How to Identify Opportunities & Concerns

By Ian Calvert on May 29th, 2024

A comprehensive financial plan, when done correctly, can be an extremely valuable document and planning tool for every Canadian family. Although financial plans can be delivered in many different formats, one aspect of the document that should be...

The Signs of when to Leave Your Money Manager

By Dan Hallett on May 22nd, 2024

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...

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