When Warren Buffett purchased his first shares of GEICO back in 1951, there were no funny commercials or talking lizard mascots to entice him. It was Buffett’s limitless curiosity about…
Day: August 1, 2017
Underperforming Canadian Stocks with Solid Potential
As major benchmarks continue their “seemingly unstoppable march upward,” writes Validea CEO John Reese in a recent article for The Globe and Mail, “it’s hard for investors to avoid being…
Max Drawdown a Good Indicator of Fund Volatility
When evaluating an equity fund’s volatility, more attention should be paid to “max drawdown”—the maximum decline a fund has experienced from peak to trough over a given period—than to standard…