In this episode of InFocus, Mike Gassewitz, CEO of TriCert Financial Group, is joined by TriCert Investment Counsel Portfolio Manager Dave Gill, CFA®, MBA, to discuss the state of the industrials and technology sectors. They discuss how both sectors entered 2025 with...
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Financial Sector: Strong Returns, Risks, and Strategies
In this episode of InFocus, TriCert Financial Group CEO Mike Gassewitz speaks with TriCert Investment Counsel Portfolio Manager Lee Grimshaw, CFA®, about the financial sector’s performance and outlook. They discuss strong returns in banking and insurance, with U.S....
Income Producing Assets: Positioning for Stability
In this episode of InFocus, Mike Gassewitz, CEO of TriCert Financial Group, speaks with TriCert Investment Counsel Portfolio Manager Nicholas Leach, CFA®, about income-producing investments amidst economic uncertainty. They discuss the impact of tariffs on market...
Global Trade, Tariffs & Market Shifts in the Energy & Materials Sector
In this episode of InFocus, Mike Gassewitz, CEO of TriCert Financial Group, is joined by Grayson Waechter, CFA®, TriCert Investment Counsel Portfolio Manager for the energy and materials sector, to provide an update on market trends and investment opportunities. The...
Quality Amid Uncertainty: Staying the Course in a Volatile Market
In this episode of InFocus, TriCert Financial Group’s CEO Mike Gassewitz and TriCert Investment Counsel’s Chief Investment Strategist Joel Baker, CIM, MBA, dive into the evolving investment landscape as we transition from Q4 2024 into early 2025. They explore the...
Tariff Turmoil: Dealing with Uncertainty
In this episode of InFocus, Mike Gassewitz, CEO of TriCert Financial Group, and TriCert Investment Counsel Chief Investment Officer Brian Durno, CFP®, CFA®, discuss the recent tariff threats from the U.S. and their potential impact on Canadian investors. With...
Canadian Banking Insights: A Deep Dive into RBC
In this episode of InFocus, Candis Fitch, CIM®, CIWM, portfolio manager at TriCert Investment Council, is joined by fellow portfolio manager Lee Grimshaw, CFA®, to discuss the financial sector, with a particular focus on the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC). They highlight...
Energy Investments: Balancing Risks, Opportunities, Policies, and Politics
Grayson discusses the performance of oil and pipeline companies' stocks, which have seen significant gains this year. The increase in stock prices is attributed to healthy margins, dividend expansions, and interest rate cuts, which have driven demand for investments...