Interviews

Thinking of an MBA in Finance? How About the CFA? Perhaps You Should Try The CFA+MBA Program at the Goodman Institute of Investment Management at Concordia University

Analysis / Insights Having long harbored the desire to be a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) enroute to becoming a portfolio manager, we’ve been somewhat surprised at the dearth of post-secondary institutions in Canada that integrate the CFA program into their business/finance related graduate offerings. The Charlottesville, Virginia based CFA Institute lists 46 post-secondary institutions as partners in North [...]

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Having long harbored the desire to be a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) enroute to becoming a portfolio manager, we’ve been somewhat surprised at the dearth of post-secondary institutions in Canada that integrate the CFA program into their business/finance related graduate offerings. The Charlottesville, Virginia based CFA Institute lists 46 post-secondary institutions as partners in North [...]

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Outlook For The Canadian Economy, Equities, Crude Oil & Natural Gas with Robert A. Floyd, CFA

Interviews Always curious as to the thoughts and opinions of portfolio managers, we are thrilled to present below our interview with a 29 year veteran of the capital markets, Robert A. Floyd. Robert is the lead manager at R.A. Floyd Capital Management. His investment experience spans 29 years and has managed assets up to $1.7 billion [...]

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Short Term Canadian Natural Gas Pricing And Deliverability Outlook

Analysis / Insights On March 31, 2010, the National Energy Board (NEB) in Canada released a report entitled the “Energy Market Assessment (EMA) Short-term Canadian Natural Gas Deliverability, 2010–2012,” scrutinizing the elements that affect the supply of natural gas in the short term. Overall natural gas production in Canada is forecasted to decline through 2012 as a result of [...]

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Benefits Of Saving And Investing Early For Canadians Aged 18 To 34

Interviews Consider this: You’re twenty-one years old, fresh out of school and starting a career. What are your saving and investing goals: save up for a trip to Europe, buy a car, or get a head start on your retirement portfolio? According to a recent poll from Investors Group, Canadians aged 18 to 34 were among the [...]

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Economics and Canadian Economic Policy with Kevin Carmichael of the Globe and Mail

Economics Biography: Kevin Carmichael writes about economics and economic policy for the Globe and Mail. Q: Mr. Carmichael, given the plethora of statistics and opinions that you are privy to, what is your take on the Canadian economy going forward? Are there any areas of the economy that are showing signs of unexpected weakness or are there [...]

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Canadian Quarterly Employment Trends With Anna Montesano of Robert Half International

Economics On March 8, 2010, Robert Half International released their first Professional Employment Report. The report is a quarterly executive survey focusing exclusively on professional-level hiring. The survey indicated that 15% of employers surveyed plan to add staff in the coming three months in professional occupations, such as accounting, finance and information technology (IT). While, 86% per [...]

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What You Need To Know About Technical Analysis with Chartered Market Technician Cory Mitchell

Interviews Given the plethora of Technical Analysis indicators and tools available today, we are often left wondering if certain technical indicators work better for certain asset classes. To find out, we reached out to Cory Mitchell, a Chartered Market Technician (CMT) and member of the Canadian Society of Technical Analysts. I’ve been following Cory’s astute analysis [...]