The Smof Investment Blog

“About the time we can make the ends meet, somebody moves the ends” – Herbert Hoover Anthony’s Financial Brief – 2018 Mid-Year Review Following a particularly volatile start to the year in the first quarter, many global equity markets delivered somewhat steadier returns in the second quarter. The MSCI World Index finished the period with… Read More

This week, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published a consultation paper of interest to investors of mutual funds. The paper contained three main proposals: Prohibiting Deferred Sales Charge and Low Service Charge Loads Once a staple of the mutual fund industry, many advisors have begun to move away from DSC and LSC, as investment flexibility… Read More