I just want to remind everyone about the seminar on Thursday October 15 in downtown Toronto at 6pm. This one is free, although I haven’t decided yet – decisions, decisions! – whether or not to charge for the video of the event.<\/p>\n
In my paper Preferred Shares and GICs<\/a> I introduced the concept that any fixed-income investment portfolio is a compromise between:<\/p>\n Many investors emphasize the first attribute while ignoring the second to their ultimate discomfort.<\/p>\n Other commonly made errors are:<\/p>\n In this seminar, I explain that "risk" cannot be thought of as a position on a number line: there are many different kinds of risk and portfolios must be constructed to account for all of them – no single investment can do it. I also explain how preferred shares can fit into a fixed income portfolio, bringing their own strengths to offset the weaknesses of other fixed-income investments.<\/p>\n There is no charge for attendance at this seminar; there will be opportunity after the session to discuss the material informally.<\/p>\n Note that the room at Day’s has changed: it will be the College Room, not the Rosedale Room<\/p>\n Location<\/b>: Days Hotel & Conference Center<\/a>, (at Carlton & College, downtown Toronto) Time<\/b>: October 15, 2009, 6pm-9pm.<\/p>\n The seminar will be filmed for later distribution.<\/p>\n\n
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Rosedale<\/s> College Room (see map<\/a>).<\/p>\n