Category "Mental Models"

Avoiding the group of death
The strength of your competition has an important bearing on your own odds of success.

Storytelling is for bedtime: How we produce evidence-based research
We believe that clear communication of ideas and analysis contributes to sound decision-making.

Lessons from 33 years of investing | EP40
Investing legend Martin Ferguson, pioneer of the award winning Mawer Canadian small cap strategy, shares the lessons he learned over his 33 year career.

A fish doesn’t know it’s surrounded by water: The importance of investing globally
We have found that many Canadian investors—or any investor, for that matter—can be reluctant to diversify beyond their borders, but portfolios solely invested in Canada might as well be an egg crate on a rickety motorcycle.

Why culture is important to risk management
One of the most important elements of our risk management framework is our decision-making environment. We spend a lot of time focusing on our team culture because it’s the foundation on which better investment decisions are made.

What’s love got to do with it? (Investing)
Leave it to the “boring” folks at Mawer to turn an idea about love into a blog about investing.