Industry News

Strong ETF sales in Canada

ETFs are thriving in the Canadian marketplace.

By Staff |October 14, 2011

2 min read

Ignore the gloom and doom

Mark Twain famously called Wagner “a composer whose music is better than it sounds.” The same could apply to global markets these days. There is much doom and gloom out there, but it’s better than it sounds.

By Don Reed |October 14, 2011

4 min read

Alpha’s residual nature

In my last article, I noted that a portfolio manager's return is made of two components: beta and alpha. Beta is the return you get by investing in various risk factors, like market risk.

By Guy Lalonde |October 14, 2011

5 min read

The risk in emerging markets is ignoring them

Investing in emerging markets is inherently risky, but foregoing the opportunity they present could be even riskier, especially at a time when growth in the developed world has been falling, floundering and flat-lining.

By Vikram Barhat |October 14, 2011

3 min read