Our investment teams were honoured this week to receive FundGrade A+ Awards for 2018 for both the Income Advantage Fund and Balanced Fund. For over 35 years, our investment philosophy has been defined...
The past year was one in which the importance of diversity and women in leadership came to the fore. As we look back at 2018, we reflect on some of the ways our...
These days there’s no shortage of articles and white papers on how artificial intelligence (“AI”) is dynamically altering both our personal and work environments. From IBM’s Watson to Apple’s Siri and Amazon’s Alexa...
Unlike with the 2016 US Presidential election, betting markets and election polls actually got the 2018 midterm election outcome correct. Democrats took the House of Representatives while Republicans retained (and, in fact, expanded)...
Leith Wheeler was honoured this month with Lipper Fund awards for two strategies we manage for our clients: Best Fund - Canadian Dividend & Income Equity (3 Years): Leith Wheeler Canadian Dividend Fund...
When Jim Gilliland, Leith Wheeler's President, CEO, & Head of Fixed Income, gave an interview to UBC Viewpoints magazine last Fall, he knew something the interviewer did not. The focus of the issue...
Given the recent market volatility, we thought it was a good time to review the reasons to be thankful and not fearful during these times. Irrespective of the capital market you look at...
At Leith Wheeler, it’s not really in our nature to talk about ourselves so when we do something well, unless you’re a client reading your statement, you’re unlikely to hear about it. That...
Leith Wheeler portfolio manager Andrew Hoffman will be headed to Saskatoon September 11 to take part in the 14th annual Aboriginal Trust and Investment Workshop. The two-day conference is widely attended by Indigenous...
In the lead-up to the now-(in)famous G7 Summit in Charlevoix, Quebec, many global finance leaders – including Canadian federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde, and World Bank CEO Kristalina...
Market cycles end when the collective delusion of risklessness disappears. Protracted periods of gently rising markets and low volatility encourages investors into believing that the low-risk environment is permanent (“It’s different this time”)...
We are excited to announce we have added three new funds to our direct (B-series) and third party-advised (F-series) platforms: Leith Wheeler Short Term Income Fund (Series B, F): A good alternative to...
