A year ago, pessimists were a dime a dozen. We would not sell ourselves so cheaply but we were among them. Some might accuse QV Investors of feeling good about feeling bad. We were bearish three years before the crack in equity ...
"We believe the S&P 500 will close out the year at 1320 ..." This is a recent quote from one of the typical market outlooks one finds at this time of year. Exactly how do you get a target of 1320 on ...
Canada has faired relatively well in this extremely difficult economic environment. Canada did not have to rescue any Canadian Banks like in the US, nor did the Federal Government have to come up with an insane number of programs (e.g. cash for ...
Although 2009 had a miserable start, capital markets have been in a gift giving mood for most of the year. Near zero interest rate policy combined with unprecedented global fiscal stimulus resulted in assets catching a bid. A year ago at this ...
It has been quite the ride for bond investors over the past two years. After enduring the scepticism of many during the equity bull market, bond investing has become the flavour again. Whether from weary investors tired of the volatility in the ...
2008 was the year of the financial crisis and it appears that 2009 will be the year of the economic crisis. In our December fifth, Weekly Update we suggested that even more dismal economic headlines should be expected in the New Year. ...
Last week we reviewed QV Investors' corporate governance guidelines. This week we discuss three more governance qualities and capabilities that are of greatest importance to us. They are as follows: