Playing the plan: Mawer’s international equity portfolio | EP115
The impacts of inflation, interest rates, and sharp currency movements on the portfolio, and the importance of leaning in to process and keeping a long-term perspective.
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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An energy-fuelled debate: Are renewables actually becoming cheaper? | EP114
The team debates the thesis that renewables are becoming “cheaper” than traditional energy sources, unpacks why the ultimate cost to the end consumer shouldn’t be missing from the conversation, and delves into the investment implications.
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Quarterly Update | Q2 2022 | EP113
Inflation, interest rates, the valuation correction, bias creep, and “sticking to our knitting.” A full dive into Q2.
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How to make (good) decisions | EP112
CIO Paul Moroz unpacks the foundational components to better decision making for investing, business, and life.
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Playing the plan: Mawer’s Canadian bond portfolio | EP111
Lead Portfolio Manager, Crista Caughlin, on what’s happening in bond markets, a look at inflation and interest rates, and the key scenarios we’re monitoring.
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Playing the plan: Mawer’s Canadian equity portfolio | EP110
Opportunities and risks we’re seeing in energy, rail, and financials; why we exited Shopify; and a few team learnings.
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Deep dive: DevOps | EP109
What DevOps is and why it’s a theme with investment potential.
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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 international equity portfolio | EP115
The impacts of inflation, interest rates, and sharp currency movements on the portfolio, and the importance of leaning in to process and keeping a long-term perspective.
August 3, 2022
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An energy-fuelled debate: Are renewables actually becoming cheaper? | EP114
The team debates the thesis that renewables are becoming “cheaper” than traditional energy sources, unpacks why the ultimate cost to the end consumer shouldn’t be missing from the conversation, and delves into the investment implications.
July 20, 2022
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Quarterly Update | Q2 2022 | EP113
Inflation, interest rates, the valuation correction, bias creep, and “sticking to our knitting.” A full dive into Q2.
July 13, 2022
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How to make (good) decisions | EP112
CIO Paul Moroz unpacks the foundational components to better decision making for investing, business, and life.
June 29, 2022
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Playing the plan: Mawer’s Canadian bond portfolio | EP111
Lead Portfolio Manager, Crista Caughlin, on what’s happening in bond markets, a look at inflation and interest rates, and the key scenarios we’re monitoring.
June 22, 2022
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Playing the plan: Mawer’s Canadian equity portfolio | EP110
Opportunities and risks we’re seeing in energy, rail, and financials; why we exited Shopify; and a few team learnings.
June 8, 2022
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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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Brick by brick—constructing a resilient global balanced portfolio starts from the bottom up | EP25
CIO, Paul Moroz, walks listeners through the reasons why going global is optimal in today’s environment.
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Playing the plan: Mawer’s U.S. equity portfolio | EP24
U.S. portfolio manager, Grayson Witcher, discusses the sustainability of U.S. earnings, some of the major position changes over the past two years, and overall team learnings.
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On leadership and decision-making: lessons from our president | EP23
In light of our president Michael Mezei’s upcoming retirement, he sits down to reflect on the many lessons in leadership he’s gained over the course of his career.
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Managing investments for foundations and not-for-profits | EP22
Institutional portfolio manager, Andrew Johnson, discusses key investment issues foundations and not-for-profits are facing in today's environment
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Playing the plan: Mawer’s global small cap portfolio | EP21
Deputy CIO, Christian Deckart, discusses global small cap portfolio holdings to demonstrate the small cap life cycle, how M&As present a double-edged sword, and how the team continues to turn over new stones.
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The art of the management team interview | EP20
Global small cap equity analyst, Karan Phadke, discusses his experience interviewing management teams. He reveals why assessing a management team’s strength is so important to our investment philosophy, the characteristics we look for, and explains the difference between an “architect” and an “administrator.”
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Playing the plan: Mawer’s international equity portfolio | EP19
David Ragan, co-manager of Mawer’s international equity strategies, discusses the current economic environment, what changes have been made to the portfolio as a result, and highlights holdings in the exciting worlds of nanotechnology, door locks, and pharmacies.
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Quarterly update | 3Q 2018 | EP18
This episode features insights from the third quarter by Greg Peterson, portfolio manager of Mawer’s balanced and global balanced strategies.
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Playing the plan: Mawer’s global balanced portfolio | EP17
CIO and co-manager, Paul Moroz, discusses how to build the most resilient global portfolio possible and reveals Mawer’s four building blocks to risk management.
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Language matters in investing | EP16
Institutional portfolio manager, Rob Campbell, explains the concept of suitcase words: words into which people attribute—or pack—multiple meanings. He discusses how honing our language skills can contribute to better investing outcomes.
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Playing the plan: Mawer’s emerging markets equity portfolio | EP15
Peter Lampert, lead portfolio manager of Mawer’s Emerging Markets Equity Fund, discusses the current investing environment for emerging markets, the importance of resilience, and reviews portfolio holdings in beer, security systems, and bakery ingredient distribution.
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Playing the plan: Mawer’s U.S. equity portfolio | EP14
Co-manager of Mawer’s U.S. equity portfolio, Grayson Witcher, discusses the impact of rising corporate debt levels, the importance of relationship building with management teams, and how fighting bias is key to Mawer’s investment process.
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Brick by brick—constructing a resilient global balanced portfolio starts from the bottom up | EP25
CIO, Paul Moroz, walks listeners through the reasons why going global is optimal in today’s environment.
January 9, 2019
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Playing the plan: Mawer’s U.S. equity portfolio | EP24
U.S. portfolio manager, Grayson Witcher, discusses the sustainability of U.S. earnings, some of the major position changes over the past two years, and overall team learnings.
December 18, 2018
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On leadership and decision-making: lessons from our president | EP23
In light of our president Michael Mezei’s upcoming retirement, he sits down to reflect on the many lessons in leadership he’s gained over the course of his career.
December 5, 2018
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Managing investments for foundations and not-for-profits | EP22
Institutional portfolio manager, Andrew Johnson, discusses key investment issues foundations and not-for-profits are facing in today's environment
November 28, 2018
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Playing the plan: Mawer’s global small cap portfolio | EP21
Deputy CIO, Christian Deckart, discusses global small cap portfolio holdings to demonstrate the small cap life cycle, how M&As present a double-edged sword, and how the team continues to turn over new stones.
November 21, 2018
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The art of the management team interview | EP20
Global small cap equity analyst, Karan Phadke, discusses his experience interviewing management teams. He reveals why assessing a management team’s strength is so important to our investment philosophy, the characteristics we look for, and explains the difference between an “architect” and an “administrator.”
November 7, 2018
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Playing the plan: Mawer’s international equity portfolio | EP19
David Ragan, co-manager of Mawer’s international equity strategies, discusses the current economic environment, what changes have been made to the portfolio as a result, and highlights holdings in the exciting worlds of nanotechnology, door locks, and pharmacies.
October 24, 2018
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Quarterly update | 3Q 2018 | EP18
This episode features insights from the third quarter by Greg Peterson, portfolio manager of Mawer’s balanced and global balanced strategies.
October 10, 2018
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Playing the plan: Mawer’s global balanced portfolio | EP17
CIO and co-manager, Paul Moroz, discusses how to build the most resilient global portfolio possible and reveals Mawer’s four building blocks to risk management.
September 26, 2018
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Language matters in investing | EP16
Institutional portfolio manager, Rob Campbell, explains the concept of suitcase words: words into which people attribute—or pack—multiple meanings. He discusses how honing our language skills can contribute to better investing outcomes.
September 12, 2018
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Playing the plan: Mawer’s emerging markets equity portfolio | EP15
Peter Lampert, lead portfolio manager of Mawer’s Emerging Markets Equity Fund, discusses the current investing environment for emerging markets, the importance of resilience, and reviews portfolio holdings in beer, security systems, and bakery ingredient distribution.
August 29, 2018
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Playing the plan: Mawer’s U.S. equity portfolio | EP14
Co-manager of Mawer’s U.S. equity portfolio, Grayson Witcher, discusses the impact of rising corporate debt levels, the importance of relationship building with management teams, and how fighting bias is key to Mawer’s investment process.
August 15, 2018
