Art of Boring

Building resiliency while finding opportunities in emerging markets.

A deep dive into the themes, fundamentals, and opportunity sets in the payments industry.

The impacts, risks, and potential opportunities from the COVID-19 crisis fallout on the Canadian small cap universe, and why valuations are ultimately a "blunt tool."

A review of the quarter: a significant rebound in markets, the potential impacts of continuous monetary and fiscal stimulus, and deglobalization.

Why the current market environment "feels like 2030 is happening in 2020," our perspective on the recent market recovery, and more.

The implications of cloud migration for enterprises, investors, and business models.

Why the strategy was created, how it was launched, and some holding examples.

Deputy CIO Christian Deckart discusses natural contradictions in the portfolio and how the team plays "intellectual best ball."

Exploring the why behind the FAANG's outsized stock returns and the overall challenges of valuating tech companies.

CIO Paul Moroz weighs in on recent movements in the market and how we may have "crossed the Rubicon" with respect to direct fiscal stimulus and are perhaps seeing the "collapse of the bond standard."

Lead portfolio manager, Grayson Witcher, discusses how the team is positioning the portfolio amidst the current uncertainty.

A review of the quarter: how we're positioning our portfolios and what investors should keep in mind during these volatile times.

CIO, Paul Moroz, answers clients' most frequently asked questions during these extraordinary times.

What we're doing to mitigate potential sharp edges in the portfolio, as well as position for medium and long-term risks and opportunities.

Fractals, raining money, and making decisions under uncertainty. CIO Paul Moroz continues the discussion of the current economic environment.

CIO Paul Moroz discusses our strategy and thoughts during this time of significant market volatility. 

Why our team locks themselves in a room for a week to speak with over 30 management teams: to drive focus and attention on the companies that are going to have the best chance of meeting our investment criteria.

Lead portfolio manager, David Ragan, on how the team strategizes in the wake of a market shake-up (e.g., coronavirus). Also included: updates on HFDC, Seven & i, and Aon.

CIO Paul Moroz discusses how we've approach building resilient global portfolios over the years, the new "Cold War" between China and the U.S. and its wider reaching impact, and how "the real money's in the holding."

This episode, our CIO Paul Moroz considers the potential themes and catalysts that are driving negative interest rates, what that may mean for investors, and whether those signal a new, longer term paradigm shift.

Featuring insights from the fourth quarter from Balanced and Global Balanced Fund co-manager and Asset Mix Chair, Greg Peterson.

Director of Research and Canadian equity lead manager, Vijay Viswanathan, discusses risks and opportunities in Canada, the cannabis industry's value chain, and potential transformations to the food retailer business model.

This episode, we interview our Head of Information Security and Infrastructure, Dwight Pratt, and Equity Analyst, Karan Phadke, on the ramifications of technical debt to businesses and investors.

Lead portfolio manager, Peter Lampert, discusses the current environment for emerging markets and what opportunities and challenges we're seeing for the portfolio.

Vice President of the Community Foundations of Canada, JP Bervoets, explains the UN's sustainable development goals—and how individuals and corporations can get on board to make a difference.