We have a question for you! Q: How do you quantify the value people recieve from financial advice? A: By wealth accumulation over time, which is documented here:  Wow! So, why does working with a financial advisor have such a positve impact? One important reason is that financial advisors invest for the long term.  Plus,...Read More

Millions of investors place their trust in financial advisors to manage their portfolios.  However, we are different because we offer “pension-style” portfolios along with our personalized advice to help you achieve your goals. As a result, most of our clients have entrusted us, not with part, but with all of their investment wealth. If you...Read More

Our “pension-style” portfolios provide opportunity as well as safety for Canadian investors.  Here are two reasons we diversify your funds outside of Canada: Canada represents only 3% of the world’s market capitalization. Investing internationally diversifies risk.   While our fund managers do invest inside Canada, even our “Canadian” funds have invested the maximum (up to 50%)...Read More

The study of behavioural finance reveals that investors form certain biases based on past experiences. These patterns of thought can lead to investment decisions that are driven by emotion rather than rationality. To overcome these biases we need to be aware of them and understand how they can work against us.  One way to overcome...Read More

We want you to alert you to a fraudulent website scam costing Canadians their savings: Spoofing! “Spoofed” websites look like the real thing but they are fake! This scam is so dangerous because criminals carefully imitate trusted websites in order to empty victims’ bank accounts. By clicking on a link in a text or email link – or even performing...Read More

We have all experienced a tremendous amount of change during the first half of this decade! In his article, The Most Volatile Decade, Ben Carlson notes the paradox for investors during these last five years: “The booms and busts are happening faster than ever yet the market continues to charge higher.” “Although this decade has seen a...Read More

Everyone is happy when stock markets rise and, fortunately, they do achieve positive returns most years.  Yet, the longer you invest, the more likely it is you will encounter challenging markets. Still, the only way for investors to fully enjoy their attractive long-term gains is to stay the course during market dips.  Our “pension-style” portfolios...Read More

Investors sometimes ask, “Should we wait until stock markets have bottomed before we invest?”  We would like to share two reasons why our answer is “no.” Stock markets bottom well before economic downturns are at their worst.    Life is more important than worrying about negative headlines.    Stock markets look forward. Prices bottom long before corporate...Read More

Ethics are of vital importance, especially in the investment industry.  Our CommonWealth team of professionals uphold the highest ethical standards as we manage your money. We maintain our independence so we can provide you with objective investment recommendations. In fact, we personally invest our money alongside yours in the same funds we recommend to our clients, showing...Read More