http://www.bearingcapital.ca/blog Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:11:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A very belated Happy New Year from Bearing Capital Partners, and all the best for a prosperous 2012.  January has come and gone, but we can still look back on the previous year, and also look forward to some of the major issues and items we see down the road ... http://www.bearingcapital.ca/blog/archives/923 Is this possible?  A 7% return on a guaranteed fixed income strategy? Most consumers look to the stock markets for capital appreciation on their investment portfolio.  But the stock market is risky and fraught with volatility. The alternative is that a consumer will look to the fixed income market for stable returns ... http://www.bearingcapital.ca/blog/archives/914 The newswires are buzzing about the meeting of the ECU in Brussels Thursday and Friday, and there will surely be loads of volatility arising from the announcements over the next two days. However, in the days leading up to this meeting, the markets seem to think that the leaders in Europe ... http://www.bearingcapital.ca/blog/archives/912 The markets have experienced very high volatility over last couple of months, and much of the volatility is focused primarily on the politics of the economy rather than the economy itself. Since July, we have seen the US take their US budget crisis to the brink, which was shortly followed by ... http://www.bearingcapital.ca/blog/archives/892 Healthy living is taking a centre stage in the November 2011 edition of Benefits Focus as we discuss the growing epidemic of obesity in North America and its impact on healthcare costs.  We’ve included tips on creating your own “Healthy Living” environment in your office to encourage your employees to ... http://www.bearingcapital.ca/blog/archives/882 Each fall, the biking season heats up as the weather cools down, and Bearing Capital Partners gets involved in some fun out on the road. On September 19th, Bearing Capital was a supporting sponsor of “Team Fox,” a 19-member team that rode in the Centurion Cycling Challenge, a 170km race through ... http://www.bearingcapital.ca/blog/archives/869 Volatility continues to dominate the markets, and the equity markets are down this year.  Investors are reeling from constant negative news, and are deeply concerned about the general state of the economy.  Some of these fears are well founded, as the world economy is going through a period where it de-leverages ... http://www.bearingcapital.ca/blog/archives/860 I came across an interesting article today that I thought I would share.  There is much written about the effects of crowd mentality, greed and hysteria on the directions of the markets, and it looks as though we are about to move into troubled times again for a while.  While ... http://www.bearingcapital.ca/blog/archives/854 On Friday evening, S&P took an “unprecedented” step in lowering the credit rating of US Federal Debt. I use “quotation” marks only because S&P is in the business of rating creditworthiness; it evaluates credit ratings on a daily basis. This move, then, should not be entirely surprising. Emotionally, it is surprising ... http://www.bearingcapital.ca/blog/archives/846 We hope this post finds you well, and poised for a safe and Happy Canada Day weekend. Much has happened since out last blog post from Bearing Capital.  As of June 1st, we officially moved into our new office space in Mississauga – see the new address at our contact us ... http://www.bearingcapital.ca/blog/archives/831