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Weekly Energy Market Update with Eric Nuttall
Watch Eric Nuttall's brief weekly energy updates for insights on the latest developments in the energy sector
How advisors can help future-proof their clients’ portfolios
Backtesting portfolios is so yesterday. After all, past performance is no guarantee of future performance. That’s why Ninepoint Partners LP, one of Canada’s leading alternative asset managers, offers advisors a novel way to test their investment strategies for what may come next. It’s happening through software called PRISM, short for Portfolio Risk Management.
A Smart Way to Boost Returns on Idle Cash
Cash management mutual funds can be an attractive solution for investors looking to park their money temporarily while exploring long-term investment opportunities. These funds provide liquidity...
Why Declining Interest Rates Could Make Gold a Smart Investment
Investing in gold during a declining interest rate environment can be a strategic move for several reasons: Lower interest rates may sometimes lead to higher inflation. Gold often acts as a safe haven, preserving purchasing power when currencies weaken.
Insight Series: Infrastructure Equities as a Core Investment
Balancing Stability, Growth, and Income in Changing Economic Environments - The infrastructure asset class includes sectors that are sensitive to both GDP (like Energy and Industries) and interest rates (such as Real Estate and Utilities)
Understanding Split Shares
Split share funds (“Splits”) are unique investment corporations that provide opportunities for both conservative and growth-oriented investors. Splits typically invest in a pool of dividend paying companies and divvy up or “split” the dividends paid by underlying stocks from any…
2024 Midyear Outlook
Canada became the first G7 country to cut interest rates in June, signaling the start of the long-awaited rate cuts investors have been anticipating. The biggest questions now...
The Evolution of Portfolio Management
Portfolio managers and academics have worked over the years to build an investment framework that can be used to create the best risk-adjusted portfol…
Time Again for Gold?
Many investors consider gold a safe haven and include it in their portfolio as a way to potentially offset losses from another asset class. Some investors are hesitant to include gold in their portfolios because of its volatility.
The Fear of Running Out of Money
Over the last 75 years, market drawdowns have been plentiful. The timing of drawdowns matter to a portfolio. They matter a lot.
An Equity Alternative: Cash Secured Put Selling
A cash secured put selling strategy can offer an alternative source of income generation for portfolios, with potentially lower downside exposure than…
The Internet is Entering a New Era
Today Web3 provides a new lens to help investors understand which traditional companies and innovators are best and least-well equipped to transform t…
