CATEGORY: Investment counselling

What Keeps Burgundy Up at Night?

What Keeps Burgundy Up at Night?

The Journal | March 2015

Regardless of market conditions, there is one question we regularly field in client meetings: “What keeps you up at night?” For me, it is a potential misunderstanding between us and...

Commodities, Contrarianism & Conviction

Commodities, Contrarianism & Conviction

The Journal | February 2015

Following is a common dialogue at recent investment meetings with our Canadian clients. “Where is the price of oil going?” “The price of oil will increase.” “When?” “We are not...

Have You Planned for Market Corrections?

Have You Planned for Market Corrections?

The Journal | October 2014

Many global markets have slipped into correction or near-correction territory. As I write this, the TSX Composite Index has dropped 10.4% from its early September high. While stock market volatility i...

Join the Women of Burgundy Community

Join the Women of Burgundy Community

The Journal | July 2014

Have you heard the news? Burgundy recently launched a Women of Burgundy initiative for you, our clients. Our mission is to build a community that inspires women to make investing...

Women of Burgundy: Sharing Our Stories

Women of Burgundy: Sharing Our Stories

The Journal | April 2014

Anne Maggisano delivered the following speech on April 23, 2014 at the inaugural Women of Burgundy event, "Sharing Our Stories."...

The REAL Enemy of the Bond Investor

The REAL Enemy of the Bond Investor

The Journal | March 2014

In my post, Statement Shock: Bonds in the Red, I discussed why bond prices drop when interest rates rise and why this shouldn’t matter much to investors with a...

KISS

KISS

The Journal | March 2014

Confucius wrote that life is really simple, but people insist on making it complicated. The investment business takes this truism to the extreme. What could be relatively simple is often...

Statement Shock: Bonds in the Red

Statement Shock: Bonds in the Red

The Journal | October 2013

There’s no shortage of fear mongering in the financial media these days about the looming bond bubble. The negative sentiment is not unfounded. The federal reserve has been running...

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