Bradley G. Steiman is Director, Head of Canadian Financial Advisor Services  and Vice President for Dimensional Fund Advisors Canada ULC. This is the first of a three part interview series on the age old debate of Active vs Passive investment strategies. Q: If an active manager can gather information and gain insight or knowledge through [...]

NABE Outlook: Recession Is Over, but a Muted Recovery to Follow SUMMARY: “The Great Recession is over,” according to NABE’s latest survey. “The survey found that the vast majority of business economists believe that the recession has ended but that the economic recovery is likely to be more moderate than those typically experienced following steep [...]

It is all a product of greed…the current economic crisis, I mean. But whose greed? The lenders? The creators of mortgage backed securities? The home purchasers who were unable to meet their obligations when their adjustable mortgage payment schedules reset? Yes. All of them, and a few more. Families who borrowed money to buy homes [...]