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Who’s Afraid of the Big, Bad Bear?
Barry references recent markets to support the view that it doesn't pay to try and time the markets.
Buy and hold over time, but carefully
Will Rogers was an actor and humorist who was popular about 100 years ago. His advice on investing has stood the test of time: “Don't gamble; take all your savings and buy some good stock and hold it till [...]
Canada’s Housing Industry – Over and Over and Over
David revisits an essay he wrote on the housing industry in September, 2014 and suggests that we in the financial services industry are trapped in a version of Groundhog Day when it comes to our worries about a housing correction. Here is the unaltered version of that article.
Media Appearances
Alphabet slumps on slower Google sales growth
Shares of Google's parent company were down in pre-market trading after Alphabet posted a first-quarter revenue miss. The company is reporting slower growth after steadily expanding at 20 per cent or more in previous periods causing fears advertisers are shifting some spending to rivals. Barry Schwartz, chief investment officer and portfolio manager, joins Paul Bagnell to discuss.
The Big Three: Google ad sales growth slows; CN Rail profit misses; Jarislowsky weighs in on SNC case
Barry Schwartz, chief investment officer and portfolio manager, joins Paul Bagnell to break down the top stories we're tracking today.
A bigger market bounce is on the other side of a recession
Barry Schwartz, chief investment officer and portfolio manager, explains how investors do more harm to their portfolios when making adjustments to prepare for a recession, than an actual recession itself. He says you're much better off doing nothing because market corrections are often followed by bigger gains just six months later.
Outlook
The Recession Obsession
David explains the "inverted yield curve" and that, despite this, it's not time to panic and we remain in business as usual mode.
Farewell to a Disappointing Year, When Nothing Much Worked
In his year end newsletter, David looks back on what worked and what did not.
Outlook 2019 – Looking Inward, Looking Outward
On October 24, 2018, David Baskin, Barry Schwartz, Scott Mazi, Rob McDonald, Ben Klein and Ernest Wong of Baskin Wealth Management delivered their Outlook 2019 at the Westin Prince Hotel in Toronto.