2020 Hindsight | December 2019

“We have long felt that the only value of stock forecasters is to make fortune-tellers look good.” Warren Buffet Our minds inherently loathe uncertainty.  Not knowing what to expect is unnerving, as it threatens our primary instinct to survive.  Perhaps this explains and underlies our affinity for prophecies and predictions.  A source of comfort amidst […]

Algonquin Capital New Fund Launch

Toronto, Ontario–(Newsfile Corp. – December 18, 2019) – Algonquin Capital Corporation (“Algonquin”) is proud to announce the launch of its first liquid alternative mutual fund, Algonquin Fixed Income 2.0 Fund (the “Fund”). Algonquin Fixed Income 2.0 Fund is an actively managed, fixed income fund with the objective to generate positive total returns over the long […]

How Low Can They Go? | November 2019

“It was time to raise the bar higher, or lower if you’re doing limbo.” Frank Edwin Wright III (Tre Cool) In limbo, the bar has been set, or more appropriately lowered, to an astonishing height of 8.5 inches.  On September 16th, 2010, Shemika ‘The Limbo Queen’ Charles contorted and shimmied her way to this incredible […]

BNN Business News Network | Nov 29, 2019

Brian on BNN The Weekly Panel with Andrew McCreath and Kevin Muir.   The Weekly Panel: Time to put money to work in risk assets   The Weekly Panel: Glut of BBB debt won’t trigger the next recession

The Game of Loans | October 2019

“If you think this has a happy ending, you haven’t been paying attention.” Ramsay Bolton  In the game of thrones, you win, or you die. In the game of loans, death is unlikely, but great pain and suffering could be in store for some players. Fuelled by strong investor demand, the leveraged loan market has […]