Views & Insights
Periodically we publish content that puts our principles and views into practice, because education is an essential component of long-term investment success.
CATEGORY: Investment counselling
Our Best Guess
The Journal | June 2016
Investors often have a notion about what is an acceptable or desired rate of return on their capital. This rate of return is typically expressed in percentage terms. For example, “...
Are You Faking It?
The Journal | April 2016
Have you ever found yourself in a conversation about finance and, in a moment of incomprehension, rather than ask a question you simply nodded along? Perhaps it was a conversation...
Women of Burgundy: Making an Impact
The Journal | January 2016
When the Women of Burgundy initiative was launched in the spring of 2014, our mission was clear: to inspire women to make investing a priority. We theorized that by hosting a...
Hope in Adversity & Caution in Prosperity
The Journal | November 2015
Quality-value investors are hopeful in the face of adversity and cautious in times of prosperity. We look to buy high-quality securities that have been unjustly beaten down by the market...
How to Think about your Portfolio in Volatile Times
The Journal | August 2015
The summer of 2015 is ending with a bang not a whimper. Starting with the China Crash in early July, we are now entering the fifth day of sustained volatility in...
How Do You Feel about Volatility?
The Journal | June 2015
This is a critical question to answer when you sit down with your Investment Counsellor to construct an appropriate asset allocation for your portfolio. It is also a timely question...
Why Own Bonds?
The Journal | May 2015
At Burgundy, we believe that the best way to grow wealth over the long run is to own the equity of great businesses. However, we still recommend that many of...
Women of Burgundy – Celebrating One Year
The Journal | May 2015
Have you ever wondered what happens when a company begins to invest its resources in the women in its community? Well, exactly one year ago, Burgundy did just that. We...