Views & Insights
Periodically we publish content that puts our principles and views into practice, because education is an essential component of long-term investment success.
Cherry Coke, Peanut Brittle & Witty One-liners
The Journal | May 2016
The Berkshire Hathaway Annual General Meeting (AGM) is the Super Bowl of annual general meetings. Shareholders make the pilgrimage to Omaha each spring to see Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger (...
The Most Anticipated Event of the Weekend
The Journal | April 2016
For the first time ever, the Berkshire Hathaway Annual General Meeting will be live streamed for public viewing. What: The Berkshire Annual General Meeting is an opportunity to hear directly...
Are You Faking It?
The Journal | April 2016
Have you ever found yourself in a conversation about finance and, in a moment of incomprehension, rather than ask a question you simply nodded along? Perhaps it was a conversation...
Parents, Beware
The Journal | April 2016
“Parents, Beware: Your Children Will Invest Like You Do.” This headline caught my attention in The Wall Street Journal last week. In all my studies, I have never come across...
Is This the End for Oil?
The Journal | February 2016
Energy is top of mind for investors in the Canadian equity market. After all, energy makes up 19% of the S&P/TSX Composite Index, the second-largest sector after financials....
Women of Burgundy: Making an Impact
The Journal | January 2016
When the Women of Burgundy initiative was launched in the spring of 2014, our mission was clear: to inspire women to make investing a priority. We theorized that by hosting a...
PDF: Not the Time to Sell
The View | December 2015
Suncor Energy Inc. (Suncor) announced a hostile offer to buy all of the outstanding shares of Canadian Oil Sands Limited (COS) on October 5, 2015. As the owner on behalf of our...
Hope in Adversity & Caution in Prosperity
The Journal | November 2015
Quality-value investors are hopeful in the face of adversity and cautious in times of prosperity. We look to buy high-quality securities that have been unjustly beaten down by the market...