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All Cylinders Fire in 2019 Annual returns in 2019 for all major asset classes were above historical averages.  This was due in a large part to the unusually weak results witnessed in December 2018.  In fact, nearly half of the total return in 2019...

SIC Multi Asset Institutional Composite   December 2019 Year to Date SIC Institutional 0.3% 14.3% Benchmark* 0.0% 15.1% * 5% T Bills, 35% Canadian Bond Composite, 20% S&P TSX Composite TRI, 20% S&P 500 C$ TRI, 20% MSCI EAFE (Net) C$ TRI Our allocation to...

SIC Multi Asset Institutional Composite November 2019 Year to Date SIC Institutional 2.4% 14.0% Benchmark* 2.3% 15.1% * 5% T Bills, 35% Canadian Bond Composite, 20% S&P TSX Composite TRI, 20% S&P 500 C$ TRI, 20% MSCI EAFE (Net) C$ TRI Optimism was the...

SIC Multi Asset Institutional Composite   October 2019 Year to Date SIC Institutional 0.8% 11.3% Benchmark* 0.7% 12.6% * 5% T Bills, 35% Canadian Bond Composite, 20% S&P TSX Composite TRI, 20% S&P 500 C$ TRI, 20% MSCI EAFE (Net) C$ TRI Investor confidence was...

The Breadth Is yet to Come Global capital markets continued to perform well in the third quarter despite periodic disconcerting political headlines emanating from both Washington and London.  Financial assets (fixed income and equity) have been the primary...

SIC Multi Asset Institutional Composite   September 2019 Year to Date SIC Institutional 1.0% 10.4% Benchmark* 0.9% 11.8% * 5% T Bills, 35% Canadian Bond Composite, 20% S&P TSX Composite TRI, 20% S&P 500 C$ TRI, 20% MSCI EAFE (Net) C$ TRI While historically a...

SIC Multi Asset Institutional Composite   August 2019 Year to Date SIC Institutional -0.6% 9.3% Benchmark* 0.4% 10.8% * 5% T Bills, 35% Canadian Bond Composite, 20% S&P TSX Composite TRI, 20% S&P 500 C$ TRI, 20% MSCI EAFE (Net) C$ TRI Global trade worries,...

SIC Multi Asset Institutional Composite   July 2019 Year to Date SIC Institutional 0.0% 10.0% Benchmark* 0.4% 10.4% * 5% T Bills, 35% Canadian Bond Composite, 20% S&P TSX Composite TRI, 20% S&P 500 C$ TRI, 20% MSCI EAFE (Net) C$ TRI The S&P 500 rose 1.9%...