Strategic Alliance Between RBC GAM and BlackRock

January 30, 2019 |Mark Porretta
Some interesting news came out on Tuesday between RBC GAM and BlackRock. RBC GAM and BlackRock are forming a strategic alliance to bring together the ETF families to create RBC iShares and a $60 billion pool of index-based investments. This is another...
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Buffet does it again!

January 30, 2019 |Mark Porretta
As retail investors we tend to forget the golden rules of successful investing. One of these great rules is "Be greedy when others are fearful and be fearful when others are greedy." The strategic translation for Portfolio Managers and investors is to...
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Where have Canada's great leaders gone?

January 30, 2019 |Mark Porretta
This article came out of a great conversation I had over lunch the other day and it really caught my attention. I think the author, Patrick Luciani, has hit the nail on the head with his view. In our forever changing world maybe we need some good old-fashioned...
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