To that end, this section of our site is devoted to bringing visitors important and insightful information that is broader in scope, forward-thinking, and often quite contrarian in nature. Buckle up!
August 15, 2010: Views from the Crowsnest - NEW!
We humans love certainty and hate the opposite. That’s why we work so hard to discern the future: to gain a degree of certainty and the feelings of security and control that follow. The smarter and more powerful you are, the more frustrating uncertainty is. Given that, imagine how difficult it must have been for Fedhead Ben Bernanke – arguably the most powerful public figure in the world – to admit to everyone a fortnight ago that the future is “unusually uncertain.” Do I smell scorched ego? Obviously, the future has always been uncertain and always will be, but in the words of Yogi Berra,”The future ain’t what it used to be.” We will speak to this concept in future communications. Read more...
Find out “What the Mutual Fund Industry Does Not Want You to Know”. Listen to Larry Berman discuss how mutual funds are structured and why consumers need to be educated about how they really work to make informed decisions about including them in their investment portfolio. Read more….
June 7, 2010: Views from the Crowsnest
We are publishing this edition of Views from the Crows Nest about a week ahead of schedule. We believe this is necessary because of risk in our current market environment. The majority of people rarely listen to warnings of imminent danger unless they understand the worldview of the person issuing the warning, and have sufficient time to process and accept the context of the warning. We are willing to risk being slightly early rather than risk being too late. Forewarned is forearmed. Read more...
April 16, 2010: Views from the Crowsnest
Most stock valuations are stretched, GDP and profit growth projections are laughably high and sovereign debt issues continue to rumble. Yet, here we are in mid-April 2010 and markets just seem to keep grinding higher, with the TSX just above 12,000 and the S&P 500 just under 1,200. Read more...
March 20, 2010: Robert Prechter: An Interview
Elliott Wave International Founder and CEO Robert Prechter appears regularly on Bloomberg television and has been featured on CNBC and media from around the world. Robert Prechter has written 13 books on finance, beginning with Elliott Wave Principle in 1978, which predicted a 1920s-style stock market boom. Read more...
February 16, 2010: Views from the Crowsnest
We define "wealth" as "that which clients value" and this definition obviously extends far beyond investment portfolios. The volatility of the last few weeks is starting to raise questions like "Are we there yet?" in reference to the major downturn we've been anticipating. Read more...
December 17, 2009: Views from the Crowsnest
When I sat down a month ago to write this communication, it was intended to be the first quarterly communication to connect with our valued clients about topics relevant to your wealth, health and happiness. After about 80+ hours of research and editing over 4 weeks and listening to repeated expressions of concern over how much time I've been pouring into a "newsletter" (thank you for caring, Janet), it has morphed into a discussion of various important subjects and a market forecast of sorts. Read more...
