Putting the “physical” in distancing: how to stay active and safe in a post-pandemic world
Leon Frazer’s 81 year-old investment philosophy holds up in trying times: Gil Lamothe offers investors a reassuring message
Leon Frazer & Associates Recognizes the Contributions of The Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation: City Carol Sing
Are bonds or stocks riskier?
Some say that equity markets are “risky.” In today’s world investors can buy 10-year Canada bonds yielding less than 2%. Given inflation in Canada which averages between 2% and 3%, it seems to us that bonds are incredibly “risky.” This is because after the effects of inflation an investor would be guaranteed a loss of purchasing power over 10 years. For a taxable investor the situation is even worse as the government will take up to 50% of your 2% yield, thereby making the total loss of purchasing power over the 10-year term even worse. A Leon Frazer portfolio, on the other hand, has a higher (dividend) yield than a 10-year bond.
Dividend growers outperform with lower volatility
Over the long-term, companies that pay and grow dividends significantly outperform the broader market, with the added bonus of also being less volatile. A sustainable growing dividend limits downside to a stock during periods of market panic and provides a consistent signal of progress as time passes. According to our research, over the past three decades, 73% of Canadian stock market performance can be explained by the increases in the underlying dividends.
Fortis: a “dividend staircase” to heaven
Fortis Inc., the Newfoundland-based utility company, is one of the largest and longest standing holdings in all Leon Frazer portfolios owing to its exemplary record for increasing dividends. For 40 straight years, Fortis has increased its annual dividend every year, building a perfect “dividend staircase.” Over time the stock price has little choice but to follow the dividend upward. We attempt to build Leon Frazer portfolios with as many of these “dividend staircases” as possible.
Leon Frazer & Associates Recognizes the Contributions of Huronia Transition Homes: Operation Grow
Dona Eull-Schultz, President of Leon Frazer & Associates, Professional of the Year Award Finalist
Dona Eull-Schultz, President of Leon Frazer & Associates, Featured in the Wealth Professional
Dona Eull-Schultz, President of Leon Frazer & Associates, Awarded the Trailblazer of the Year Award
Dona Eull-Schultz, President of Leon Frazer & Associates, elected member of the Board of Directors by the Portfolio Management Association of Canada (PMAC).
The Leon Frazer Client Art Gallery Presents: Journeys into the Landscape, an exhibition of works by Don Snider
BNN Market Call with Ryan Bushell
Appearing on Business News Network (BNN), March 11, 2013, Ryan Bushell discusses Leon Frazer’s views on companies such as Scotiabank, Pembina Pipeline Corp, PotashCorp, and others. Click picture to view.
Bloomberg Businessweek remembers George Frazer’s calming words
BNN Market Call with Ryan Bushell
Appearing on Business News Network (BNN), January 3, 2013, Ryan Bushell tells investors “now is an important time to be investing in dividend-paying stocks.” Commentary on Bell Aliant, Baytex Energy, Crescent Point Energy, and Canaccord Financial. Click picture to view.
Monetary easing lifts markets
North American markets snapped back in the third-quarter 2012 but the recovery process will be slow and choppy, says Leon Frazer’s Q3 2012 Quarterly Review
Dividend growth key to positive portfolio returns
Since 1980, 73% of market appreciation can be attributed to increases in dividends so don’t get caught up in listening to all that awful global economic news
North American markets start 2012 on a positive note
Despite the recent out performance of US equities, the Quarterly Review reminds readers that Canadian dollar investors have not made positive returns in the US market for 12 years, and that includes dividends
Backbone stocks lead the way in 2011
Investing in blue-chip companies in key industries such as the banking, pipeline, utilities and telecom segments may be boring, but it works, says the Leon Frazer Quarterly Review
What does deleveraging mean to investors?
Downside volatility, not seen since the global financial crisis, sent shockwaves through markets, reported the Leon Frazer Quarterly Review for the third quarter of 2011. Plus, the Review weighed in on debt, savings and what they means for investors
Investing in quality companies key to positive returns
Spend less, save more
Saving rates are changing to deal with economic crisis. They may never go back
Fund pioneer has stayed the course for 60 years
George Frazer receives Career Achievement Award for his proven theories and solid fund management
