Deep dive: DevOps | EP109
What DevOps is and why it’s a theme with investment potential.
The Art of Boring™ was created for curious and passionate investors. We share strategies, frameworks, and insights to help readers and listeners make better investment decisions. Our aim? To provide some bottom-up, long-term investing signal to cut through the short-term noise.
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Creativity vs. Frameworks: How to build a better decision-making environment | EP108
On building a “global investment franchise” and balancing the trade-offs between creativity, efficiency, and process to build a consistent environment for better investment decisions.
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Playing the plan: Mawer’s emerging markets equity portfolio | EP107
Russia, the potential parallels to Taiwan and China, and macro to micro portfolio considerations in an inflationary environment.
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Quarterly Update | Q1 2022 | EP106
CIO Paul Moroz shares his take on what’s happening in the markets, some of the underlying factors behind recent performance, and a reminder that the wheels of capitalism will continue to turn.
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Playing the plan: Mawer’s U.S. equity portfolio | EP105
Portfolio Managers Grayson Witcher and Colin Wong share market observations, industries where fundamentals are shifting, and a few recent additions to the portfolio.
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The quality conundrum
The conundrum for investors these days is the trade-off between the value of quality and price to pay for it.
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Playing the plan: Mawer’s EAFE large cap portfolio | EP104
Jim Hall (chair, head of our risk management process, and portfolio manager) shares his overall observations on prevailing macroeconomic risks—and the effects on our process and the EAFE large cap portfolio.
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Playing the plan: Mawer’s global equity portfolio | EP103
How we achieve balance in the portfolio, manage hubris, and have accounted for inflation risk in our investment process.
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Post-mortem: Learnings from 2021 | EP102
Chief Investment Officer, Paul Moroz, reflects on notable learnings from 2021 and how time and experience still clarify the most in investing—and life.
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The quest for “holy compounders” | EP101
Our systematic assessment framework to narrow the probabilities in analysing fast-growing technology companies in an effort to improve our odds of identifying those elusive “holy compounders.”
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Quarterly update | Q4 2021 | EP100
The major themes of Q4 and a look ahead to 2022.
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Be aware, but don’t despair!
History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.
~Mark Twain
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Deep dive: DevOps | EP109
What DevOps is and why it’s a theme with investment potential.
May 25, 2022
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Creativity vs. Frameworks: How to build a better decision-making environment | EP108
On building a “global investment franchise” and balancing the trade-offs between creativity, efficiency, and process to build a consistent environment for better investment decisions.
May 11, 2022
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Playing the plan: Mawer’s emerging markets equity portfolio | EP107
Russia, the potential parallels to Taiwan and China, and macro to micro portfolio considerations in an inflationary environment.
April 27, 2022
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Quarterly Update | Q1 2022 | EP106
CIO Paul Moroz shares his take on what’s happening in the markets, some of the underlying factors behind recent performance, and a reminder that the wheels of capitalism will continue to turn.
April 20, 2022
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Playing the plan: Mawer’s U.S. equity portfolio | EP105
Portfolio Managers Grayson Witcher and Colin Wong share market observations, industries where fundamentals are shifting, and a few recent additions to the portfolio.
April 13, 2022
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The quality conundrum
The conundrum for investors these days is the trade-off between the value of quality and price to pay for it.
March 29, 2022
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Playing the plan: Mawer’s EAFE large cap portfolio | EP104
Jim Hall (chair, head of our risk management process, and portfolio manager) shares his overall observations on prevailing macroeconomic risks—and the effects on our process and the EAFE large cap portfolio.
March 16, 2022
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Playing the plan: Mawer’s global equity portfolio | EP103
How we achieve balance in the portfolio, manage hubris, and have accounted for inflation risk in our investment process.
February 23, 2022
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Post-mortem: Learnings from 2021 | EP102
Chief Investment Officer, Paul Moroz, reflects on notable learnings from 2021 and how time and experience still clarify the most in investing—and life.
February 9, 2022
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The quest for “holy compounders” | EP101
Our systematic assessment framework to narrow the probabilities in analysing fast-growing technology companies in an effort to improve our odds of identifying those elusive “holy compounders.”
January 26, 2022
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Quarterly update | Q4 2021 | EP100
The major themes of Q4 and a look ahead to 2022.
January 19, 2022
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January 10, 2022
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U.S. Mid Cap Equities: Tech, Regional Banks, and Valuation | EP140
A look at the strategy a year on and why we think valuation should be more top of mind for investors.
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Global Equities: Scuttlebutt, Reverse Roadshows, and Bathroom Lists | EP139
How we approach finding new ideas in the widest investment universe.
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Vulnerabilities vs. Triggers | EP138
Unpacking one of our key mental models around investing and managing risk.
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Quarterly Update | Q2 2023 | EP137
Market drivers that stood out this quarter, where inflation is at, and an asset mix update.
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International Equities: Insights from the Road | EP136
Top highlights from the team’s recent research trips and a few business models we’re excited about.
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Global Small Caps, Engaged Owners, and Reverse Roadshows | EP135
A deep dive into key themes we’ve been focusing on, recent additions to the portfolio, and a few changes.
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U.S. Equities: ChatGPT, Banks, and Earnings | EP134
Why management teams matter, energy companies rarely meet our investment criteria, and JPMorgan and State Street differ from many regional banks.
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The Epistemology of Investing: A Near Insurmountable Challenge | EP133
Why genuine knowledge building and the ability to learn effectively in investing is difficult, and how we try to work around those challenges.
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Quarterly Update | Q1 2023 | EP132
The major themes of the quarter, where we are in the interest rate hike cycle, and our thoughts on the recent banking crisis.
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Canadian Small Caps, Energy, Risk Management, and Assessing Management Teams | EP131
This episode, we discuss our seven-point management assessment framework (with examples), our risk management approach, and overall thoughts on energy.
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Emerging Markets: What happened in 2022, and where are we at? | EP130
Digging into last year’s performance drivers, the current opportunity set, and benefits of resuming boots-on-the-ground research.
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Inflation’s One-Two Punch | EP129
The nuanced impacts of inflation to companies’ balance sheets that investors might be missing.
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Post-Mortem: Learnings from 2022 | EP128
Chief Investment Officer Paul Moroz shares takeaways from the Research team's annual post-mortem discussions.
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U.S. Mid Cap Equities: Tech, Regional Banks, and Valuation | EP140
A look at the strategy a year on and why we think valuation should be more top of mind for investors.
September 20, 2023
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Global Equities: Scuttlebutt, Reverse Roadshows, and Bathroom Lists | EP139
How we approach finding new ideas in the widest investment universe.
August 24, 2023
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Vulnerabilities vs. Triggers | EP138
Unpacking one of our key mental models around investing and managing risk.
August 2, 2023
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Quarterly Update | Q2 2023 | EP137
Market drivers that stood out this quarter, where inflation is at, and an asset mix update.
July 19, 2023
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International Equities: Insights from the Road | EP136
Top highlights from the team’s recent research trips and a few business models we’re excited about.
July 6, 2023
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Global Small Caps, Engaged Owners, and Reverse Roadshows | EP135
A deep dive into key themes we’ve been focusing on, recent additions to the portfolio, and a few changes.
June 21, 2023
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U.S. Equities: ChatGPT, Banks, and Earnings | EP134
Why management teams matter, energy companies rarely meet our investment criteria, and JPMorgan and State Street differ from many regional banks.
May 24, 2023
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The Epistemology of Investing: A Near Insurmountable Challenge | EP133
Why genuine knowledge building and the ability to learn effectively in investing is difficult, and how we try to work around those challenges.
April 27, 2023
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Quarterly Update | Q1 2023 | EP132
The major themes of the quarter, where we are in the interest rate hike cycle, and our thoughts on the recent banking crisis.
April 19, 2023
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Canadian Small Caps, Energy, Risk Management, and Assessing Management Teams | EP131
This episode, we discuss our seven-point management assessment framework (with examples), our risk management approach, and overall thoughts on energy.
April 12, 2023
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Emerging Markets: What happened in 2022, and where are we at? | EP130
Digging into last year’s performance drivers, the current opportunity set, and benefits of resuming boots-on-the-ground research.
March 15, 2023
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Inflation’s One-Two Punch | EP129
The nuanced impacts of inflation to companies’ balance sheets that investors might be missing.
March 1, 2023
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Post-Mortem: Learnings from 2022 | EP128
Chief Investment Officer Paul Moroz shares takeaways from the Research team's annual post-mortem discussions.
February 22, 2023
