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.
It Is More Than Just Money
May 2008
Every year, hundreds of investment management firms are established around the world; only a small percentage of these start-ups are likely to achieve ongoing success — in terms of investment result...
PDF: Reflections from the Funhouse
The View | May 2007
Top corporate managers and elite investors both specialize in capital allocation. Whether in the corporate sector or in securities investments, the most successful capital allocators follow some surpr...
PDF: Avoid the Coming Oil Slick
The View | June 2006
The world is seeing an incredible commodities boom. You might be wondering if Burgundy is missing the gold rush. I am here to tell you that nothing could be further...
PDF: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
The View | September 2005
On May 9, 2005, Dr. Werner Seifert, the CEO of Deutsche Börse AG, Europe’s most important securities exchange, was forced to resign by dissident shareholders of his company. Over Dr....
PDF: Requiem for a Brewer
The View | December 2004
In early 2002, Molson Inc., one of Canada’s grand old companies, appeared to have shaken off a history of poor decisions and positioned itself for a bright future. Under the...
PDF: The Eighth Wonder
The View | February 2004
On a cold Montreal day in February 2000 at BCE Inc. headquarters, Jean Monty was making a tough decision. As head of the dominant local telephone company in eastern Canada, Mr....
PDF: A Record of Failure: Fund Managers as Shareholders
The View | September 2003
About four years ago, I gave a speech to the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants’ Financial Reporting Conference in which I examined the role of the auditor and accountant in...
PDF: Rooney's Believe It or Not
The View | June 2003
I’m sure when you opened your first-quarter report you had a moment when you thought (among other things), “I wish I hadn’t been in stocks last year.” And...