The Multi-Stage Time Horizon

The Multi-Stage Time Horizon

The Journal | January 2013

If you have spent any time in consultation with an investment firm/advisor, you will have had some experience with what the industry refers to as the Know Your Client (...

Go Global

Go Global

The Journal | January 2013

Burgundy has long been a proponent of global investing. We believe that limiting the geographic scope of your equity investments will both reduce return potential and add to portfolio risk....

Make the Choice to Think Deliberately

Make the Choice to Think Deliberately

The Journal | January 2013

In November I had the great fortune to participate in the Investment Decisions and Behavioural Finance course at the Harvard Kennedy School in Cambridge. It was an intense and exhilarating...

It’s Different This Time

It’s Different This Time

The Journal | December 2012

In my family, I’m the sixth of 16 cousins. There are 10 girls and six boys, and we range in age from the late 20s to early 40s. This holiday season...

Awards and Recognition: The Bigger Picture

Awards and Recognition: The Bigger Picture

The Journal | December 2012

Morningstar, an independent provider of data and research to the finance industry, held its annual Canadian Investment Awards last week in Toronto. In the Pooled Fund category, Burgundy was nominated...

The Investment Counsellors’ Corner

The Investment Counsellors’ Corner

The Journal | November 2012

At Burgundy, we have two overlapping segments to our business. At our core we are investment managers, investing according to a long-term value philosophy with a goal of achieving superior...

Quick Brain, Thoughtful Brain

Quick Brain, Thoughtful Brain

The Journal | November 2012

In my last post I explained that the human brain is built ill-equipped for the investment world. The typical human fear/greed responses are counterproductive to our long-term investment goals...

Three Questions Clients Must Ask Their Managers

Three Questions Clients Must Ask Their Managers

The Journal | October 2012

A key takeaway from our October issue of The View from Burgundy, “Surviving Success: Investment Management and Value Added,” is that all investors should hold a yearly meeting with their...

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