Mid-cap companies tend to be less well-known than their dominant large-cap peers, making in-depth and in-house research and analysis a must. That’s where GLC’s disciplined and well-defined investment processes come in – there are no shortcuts to the hard work of research and deep analysis if you want to find the most attractive opportunities to hold.  Chris Lane, VP and Bryan Shearer, VP and lead portfolio manager of GLC’s Mid Cap Canadian Equity portfolio add more detail to the types of holdings held within the portfolio in GLC’s podcast: GLC’s Mid Cap Canadian equity portfolio – delivers strong returns, a compelling growth outlook and strong diversification. 

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GLC’s Mid Cap Canadian Equity portfolio

This portfolio invests primarily in U.S. and Canadian companies with strong growth prospects in science and technology related sectors. These growth companies rapidly evolve in today’s marketplace. In short, they are “companies that have changed the world, and companies that are about to change the world!”   Amin Barakat, VP and portfolio manager Martin Rose, VP Equities, add more detail to the types of holdings held within the portfolio today in GLC’s podcast:  GLC’s Science and Tech portfolio – finding growth opportunities through innovation.

Podcast: GLC’s Science and Tech portfolio – finding growth opportunities through innovation

Another record breaker as the day WTI (North America’s most common measure for the price of oil) fell $50 in 2 hours. Listen to GLC’s latest podcast for insights into oil prices.

Podcast: GLC’s Brent Joyce answers ‘What's going on with oil prices?’

Brent Joyce, Chief Investment Strategist for GLC, shares his perspective on recent market volatility and events surrounding COVID-19 

Podcast: Brent Joyce speaks about market volatility and COVID-19

Listen to Ron Hanson and Patricia Nesbitt give their insights into market volatility and how the coronavirus is effecting investments.

Podcast: GLC investment professionals discuss market volatility and COVID-19

Hear about market volatility as Brent Joyce discusses equity and bond markets, market corrections and how events like the coronavirus can affect market volatility.

Podcast: Brent Joyce, Chief Investment Strategist for GLC shares his perspective on market volatility.

Not all fixed income is the same, having a sophisticated, diverse mix of fixed income in the asset allocation portfolios is important, especially in the more conservative end of the risk spectrum.  Listen to Susan Spence, Vice-President of Portfolio Solutions Group discuss Q1 2019 markets and the sophisticated mix of fixed income in the Conservative, Moderate and Balanced asset allocation portfolios that PSG manages.

PSG Podcast Q1 2019

While we’ve espoused for more than a year that we feel risks are rising due to the prolonged nature of the current market cycle expansion (i.e. the old age of this bull market), it’s also true that, historically, the tail-end of bull markets have been marked by outsized equity market gains.

GLC Insights - Riding the backside of the U.S. bull market

Is the Chinese economy ready to fly again? Will the U.S. be aligned or at odds with China’s economic and market outlook?

GLC Insights - China's Year of the Pig

It happened – the dreaded ‘inverted yield curve’. Late in March, financial media lit up with word the yield curve had ‘inverted’. Market pundits hit the air to issue dire warnings for days ahead. So, what’s the big deal?

GLC Insights - The inverted yield curve

Ron Hanson, President and CIO of GLC, discusses Responsible Investing (RI) and the integration of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors into the selection and management of investments.

GLC’s approach to Responsible Investing (RI) and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors

Hear Portfolio Managers Patricia and Dylan highlight what makes their team and investment approach unique, and how that translates into strong performance over the long run.

What makes the Canadian All Cap Pure Growth Equity investment approach so unique?

Dale highlights how his process focuses on helping investors make money, and – just as importantly – on helping them keep what they have. The fund’s broad exposure to the Canadian bond market offers a ‘no surprises’ approach because investors rarely like to see surprises when it comes to their fixed-income holdings. 

Dale Haynes discusses the Portico Core Bond Fund

Listen to Susan Spence, Vice-President of Portfolio Solutions Group discuss the importance of diversification in asset allocation funds and how it can add value in volatile markets.

PSG’s Q4 market update discusses the value of diversification in asset allocation funds

On this podcast, Chris Lane sat down with Brent Joyce to review how the market performed in 2018 and what to consider for 2019.

Podcast: 2019 Capital Market Outlook and 2018 Market Year In Review recap

GLC’s podcast discusses market trends and features commentary from advisors.

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