Marlena Zabielska

Mackenzie Investments uses different methods of analysis depending on the account's mandate including fundamental analysis, technical analysis, cyclical investing and charting. They offer a wide range of investment strategies including Canadian and global growth and value strategies across all market-caps, a Canadian Bond strategy, a North American large-cap growth strategy, Canadian balanced large-cap, large-cap growth and all-cap value strategies, and Canadian and global resources strategies. The majority of their US and non-North American equity investments are run by outside money managers.

SIM’s investment process includes value; relative value; screening for ideas; and fundamentals. The firm assesses the value and quality of individual companies from the bottom up. They opportunistically invest in good businesses when they are temporarily undervalued. SIM identify candidates through comprehensive fundamental analysis by: getting behind the numbers; understanding business fundamentals; and assessing management quality. The firm specializes in a relative value method. They have developed a proprietary screening tool to focus their attention on the highest-potential stocks. To draw out all the aspects of a company, SIM start with their research questionnaire. At this point of the process, the firm: investigate a company’s risk; complete an in-depth analysis of financial statements; have face-to-face meetings with management; arrange on-site visits with management; and conduct other competitive reconnaissance.

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