Playing the plan: Mawer’s Canadian equity portfolio | EP123
What we think about the newly proposed tax on share buybacks in Canada, a balanced take on the energy theme, and where we’ve trimmed, exited, and added in the portfolio.
What we think about the newly proposed tax on share buybacks in Canada, a balanced take on the energy theme, and where we’ve trimmed, exited, and added in the portfolio.
How do investors figure out what a company is worth? (Especially in a higher inflationary and interest rate environment?)
The deglobalization shift, long-term opportunities we’re seeing in utilities, and what’s interesting about gravel.
What makes the U.S. mid cap investable universe unique, some key learnings since the strategy’s launch, and how inflation can be a “positive” for wealth-creating companies.
Why small caps may zig while large caps zag, the advantage of businesses that sell scarce skills (CBIZ, Insperity, RS Group), and why eyewear retail is harder than it…looks.
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.
What DevOps is and why it’s a theme with investment potential.
Russia, the potential parallels to Taiwan and China, and macro to micro portfolio considerations in an inflationary environment.
Portfolio Managers Grayson Witcher and Colin Wong share market observations, industries where fundamentals are shifting, and a few recent additions to the portfolio.
The conundrum for investors these days is the trade-off between the value of quality and price to pay for it.
Impacts of higher inflation and interest rates and the benefits of an integrated research team.
Inflation risk, slowing global growth, and the un-globalization trend—a review of Q3.