growth stock – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Fri, 26 Apr 2024 20:02:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 2022 IIC coverage: Pension funds urged to leverage value, profitability model https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/post-event-coverage/2022-iic-coverage-pension-funds-urged-to-leverage-value-profitability-model/ Mon, 16 Jan 2023 12:48:59 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=131070 Value and profitability are inextricably linked and, when they’re combined in a portfolio, institutional investors can garner a healthy premium, said Sunil Wahal, professor of finance at Arizona State University, during a session at the Canadian Investment Review’s 2022 Investment Innovation Conference. He likened the investment approach to building a hockey team, noting the goal […]

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]]> Rising interest rates, value investing, war in Europe: key questions answered https://www.benefitscanada.com/expertpanel_/george-athanassakos/rising-interest-rates-value-investing-war-in-europe-key-questions-answered/ Tue, 05 Apr 2022 15:00:07 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=119034 It’s a chaotic time for institutional investors. Between rising inflation and interest rates, war in Europe and an ongoing global pandemic, stock market volatility is on the rise. For those concerned about the long-term implications of these developments, here are my answers to a couple of common questions. Stock markets have risen in past interest […]

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]]> Value investing textbook aiming to correct academic misunderstandings: author https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/strategies/value-investing-textbook-aiming-to-correct-academic-misunderstandings-author/ Tue, 08 Feb 2022 18:00:51 +0000 https://www.benefitscanada.com/?p=116273 A new textbook on value investing is aiming to combat the academic community’s premature dismissal of the subject, says author George Athanassakos, professor of finance and the Ben Graham chair in value investing at Western University’s Ivey School of Business. “There are plenty of books on value investing — but not academic books. I decided […]

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]]> Moving beyond a naive definition of value investing https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/public-equities/moving-beyond-a-naive-definition-of-value-investing/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/public-equities/moving-beyond-a-naive-definition-of-value-investing/#respond Wed, 25 Mar 2020 04:38:20 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/moving-beyond-a-naive-definition-of-value-investing/ Stock picking with the right process and the right temperament works. And, contrary to popular claims, value investing is not dead. Those who claim it is dead, substantiate this by providing evidence that picking cheap stocks, meaning stocks with low price-to-earnings or price-to-book ratios, has been ineffective since the onset of the great recession. What […]

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