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Cutting Through the Noise


April 16, 2024

By Scott Ronalds

Investing in the EV race: Why our money is on the wheels that make it go round

Electric vehicles are the future, making the industry a compelling investment opportunity. Yet many of the manufacturers generate inconsistent profits and their stocks are highly volatile. Michelin represents another way to participate in the industry's growth. Here's why we own the stock.

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December 19, 2022

By Salman Ahmed

Video: Are small-cap stocks a good investment now?

Salman Ahmed talks to our global small-cap manager about his outlook for the asset class and positioning of our fund.

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December 8, 2022

By Salman Ahmed

Video: Investing in Europe amidst a war and energy crisis

Salman Ahmed speaks with our Global Small-Cap Equity Fund manager about investing in Europe during a time of war, political uncertainty, and an energy crisis.

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December 6, 2022

By Salman Ahmed

Video: China, Asia, and Emerging Markets Investment Outlook

Salman Ahmed speaks with our Global Small-Cap Equity Fund manager about investing in emerging markets and the associated opportunities and challenges.

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November 24, 2022

By Salman Ahmed

Video: The future of global tech stocks — is this an opportunity or is there more pain to come?

Salman Ahmed speaks with our Global Small-Cap Equity Fund manager about the global technology sector.

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March 16, 2022

By Tom Bradley

An update on our funds amidst the market’s heightened volatility

It's been a volatile start to the year. We shed some light on the declines in the capital markets and recent activity in our funds.

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March 10, 2022

By Scott Ronalds

Domo Arigato, Mr. Roboto

Business is booming in the field of industrial automation equipment. We highlight two companies that Steadyhand investors own, Keyence and Fanuc.

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March 3, 2022

By Scott Ronalds

Inflation and interest rates are on the rise. What it means for bond investors (Video)

Inflation is reaching multi-decade highs. Interest rates are on the rise. And central banks are reducing monetary stimulus. We speak with the manager of our Income Fund to shed some light on what it means for bond investors.

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March 2, 2022

By Scott Ronalds

Q: Do your funds hold any Russian companies?

The current geopolitical crisis has some Steadyhand investors asking whether we have any Russian investments in our funds. The answer is no. We elaborate.

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February 15, 2022

By Scott Ronalds

Global Equity Fund: Shedding some light on the new portfolio (Video)

Salman Ahmed speaks with the manager of our Global Equity Fund (Aristotle Capital Management) about the positioning of the portfolio and some of the new holdings.

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November 4, 2021

By Salman Ahmed

Global Equity Fund: Portfolio Update

Last month we announced a new manager for our Global Equity Fund, Aristotle Capital Management. With the portfolio transition now complete, we wanted to provide an update on how the fund is invested.

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October 21, 2021

By Tom Bradley

Manager change for the Global Equity Fund

Aristotle Capital Management has taken over sub-adviser responsibilities for our Global Equity Fund, replacing Velanne Asset Management. We walk through the reasons for the change, and why we're excited to be partnering with Aristotle.

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September 20, 2021

By Scott Ronalds

The water's calling: Investing in the marine industry

We recently bought Brunswick Corporation, a leader in building boats and marine parts & services, in our Global Small-Cap Equity Fund. The industry has done well during the pandemic and is well-positioned to continue to thrive. Here's why.

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July 29, 2021

By Scott Ronalds

That summer BBQ, good for the soul. And your portfolio

If you're hosting a BBQ this summer, your shopping bags will likely be full of Steadyhand companies. We take you on a trip to the store.

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October 29, 2020

By Salman Ahmed

Stock Snapshot: Cargojet

A synopsis of Cargojet, an air cargo services company that we own in our Small-Cap Equity Fund.

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August 25, 2020

By Salman Ahmed

Stock Snapshot: Brookfield Renewable Partners

A synopsis of Brookfield Renewable Partners, a global operator of renewable power assets that we own in both our Equity Fund and Income Fund.

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June 25, 2020

By Salman Ahmed

An update on our funds

A rundown of some of the changes we've made in our funds this quarter.

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March 13, 2020

By Salman Ahmed

Our managers are buying, and we are too

We’re in the midst of the most dramatic fall in stock prices since 2008. Here's how our fund managers have been responding.

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February 20, 2020

By Scott Ronalds

Stock talk: Conversations with our fund managers

With the camera rolling, we recently sat down with our five managers for an update on the investment themes they’re pursuing and some of the compelling companies they’re finding.

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September 12, 2019

By Salman Ahmed

Global Equity Fund — One Year On

It's been a year since we changed the manager of our Global Equity Fund. We walk through why performance has been disappointing thus far and why we have confidence in the new manager.

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June 12, 2019

By Tom Bradley

Equity Fund Update

A review of some of the topics that our Equity Fund manager (Fiera's Gord O'Reilly) covered during a recent meeting.

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May 13, 2019

By Salman Ahmed

Stock Snapshot — Philips

A synopsis of Philips, a global healthcare company we own in our Equity Fund.

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February 28, 2019

By Scott Ronalds

A look inside our new Global Small-Cap Equity Fund

With the camera rolling, Tom recently sat down with the manager of our new Global Small-Cap Equity Fund to chat about his investment approach and some of the fund's current areas of investment.

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November 8, 2018

By Scott Ronalds

Global Equity Fund: A look inside the new portfolio

Learn more about our new-look Global Fund! With the camera rolling, Tom recently sat down with the new manager to chat about her investment approach and some of the current areas of investment.

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September 13, 2018

By Salman Ahmed

Equity Fund Update

The manager of our Equity Fund, CGOV, was acquired by Fiera Capital this spring. After allowing some time for due diligence and critical thinking, here's an update on where we stand on the change in CGOV's ownership.

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