Reports
TriDelta Q3 Report – Are the markets in better shape than you thought?
Overview It is amazing how the day to day can seem very volatile, but when you step back far enough, returns have been fairly steady. Q3 was one of those quarters. July was good, August was bad, and September was good. When you add it all up, the quarter was not great, but decent. The…
Read MoreTriDelta Q2 Report – The Fed to the Rescue
The second quarter of 2019 has felt a little like Canada’s Wonderland. You climb the roller coaster, then you experience big ‘wind in your hair’ descent, then another climb. At TriDelta, we definitely work to smooth out your portfolio returns much more than the typical stock market, but I am sure that most of you…
Read MoreQ1 TriDelta Investment Review – Everything is good again….isn’t it?
Overview After double digit declines in Q4 2018, Q1 2019 saw a significant bounce back. We saw double digit increases in the TSX at 12.4% and in Canadian dollar terms, the S&P500 at 10.8%, with a 7.1% gain in the Euro Stoxx 50 and 2.8% in Japan. Leading the way in gains in Canada was…
Read MoreQ4 TriDelta Investment Review – Out with the old and in with the new
Overview Q4 and in particular December, was a period to forget from an investment perspective. An example of the damage includes the following quarterly returns in their home currency: S&P 500 (US) -14.6% TSX (Canada) -11.1% Euro Stoxx 50 -11.7% China Stocks -12.1% Japan Stocks -16.4% Oil Prices -40.0% CDN Preferred Shares -11.6% Fortunately, TriDelta…
Read MoreQ3 TriDelta Investment Review – TriDelta is Expanding, but What About the Market?
Overview We wanted to kick off the fourth quarter with some TriDelta news, by announcing the opening of TriDelta’s Edmonton office. The office is led by Arlene Pelley, an industry veteran who is joining the firm and planting the TriDelta flag in Western Canada. Click here to learn more about Arlene’s background. Turning from TriDelta…
Read MoreQ2 TriDelta Investment Review – Global Trade: Long Term Problems or Short Term Worries
OVERVIEW As we languish in summer heat, we feel anguish in summer Tweets. If there has ever been a larger global megaphone than President Trump’s Twitter account, we don’t know what it is. While we try our best to ignore most of it in order to prevent overreactions when it comes to investing, the prospect…
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