October Report from DM
Europe … It’s Definitely Europe
Although, the guy on CNBC yesterday was adamant that falling stocks were the Fed’s fault. Of course, the Middle East is a hornet’s nest, Hong Kong sits on a razor’s edge, and what about Ebola? Things are so bad, we don’t even here about Ukraine anymore …
Click here to read the rest of the October report from Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel – DM-Monthly-Report-Oct-14
Q3 Portfolio Commentary
Follow the earnings path
Major equity markets ended the third quarter with a whimper, retreating enough in the last days of September to erase most or all of the gains accumulated since our last report. Understandably, this bout of weakness elicited a few nervous phone calls from clients and, or course, reinvigorated pessimistic commentators.
Click here to read more from Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel’s Third Quarter Portfolio Commentary – DM-Portfolio-Commentary-Q3-14
Five ways to stay active while on the road
By Maryam Siddiqi, for Participaction
I’ve been travelling a lot lately, mostly for work, sometimes for fun. I’m always excited to see a new place and to get out of my routine at home, but this also means interrupting my fitness routine. While it’s nice to give my body a rest every now and then, I’ve learned that it’s nicer to keep it moving. But will I have access to a gym? Will that gym have the equipment that I need? Will I even have time to break a sweat?
Fortunately, hotels, fitness centres and even airports are making it easier to stay active while on the go, and the best bit is that you can usually sightsee while doing so. Here are five ways to keep moving while on the road. Read more 
Why Private Wealth Management?
I am asked frequently the benefits of being in the Private Wealth Management (PWM) stream versus investing in mutual funds and/or bank funds. In order to answer this, we define PWM as the following:
- Minimum investment $500,000
- Custodial account (TD/National Bank/Laurentian Bank) managed by an Investment Counsellor (IC)
- IC buys and sells securities within your account based on a rigid Investment Management Agreement (IMA) signed by you
- A fixed fee of between 1-2% per annum is charged monthly based on the dollar amount of your account
- The portfolio is managed according to the “discretion” of the IC, and done without your signature or acknowledgement. You give the IC the authority to trade on your behalf
