{"id":705,"date":"2022-09-01T16:00:14","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T20:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advisor.wellington-altus.ca\/stonehavenwealthmanagement\/?p=705"},"modified":"2022-08-25T15:18:47","modified_gmt":"2022-08-25T19:18:47","slug":"sept-2022-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/advisor.wellington-altus.ca\/stonehavenwealthmanagement\/2022\/09\/01\/sept-2022-update\/","title":{"rendered":"September 2022 Update"},"content":{"rendered":"

This past month we were up across the board, with Growth up 0.3%, Income up 1.9%, American Growth up 4.1% and Small Cap up 4.5% as of August 25th. It\u2019s been said that \u201cmarkets climb a wall a worry\u201d and emerging from the bear market of Spring 2022 has been no exception. Judging by the record measure of negative sentiment, it seems that so many investors were busy thinking about all the things that could go wrong that few had the imagination left to think about the things that could go right.<\/p>\n

What if the economy pulled off a soft-landing?
\nWhat if commodity prices decline?
\nWhat if supply chains improve?
\nWhat if domestic energy producers increase production?
\nWhat if China devalues the yuan, easing import costs?
\nWhat if consumers keep spending?
\nWhat if the Fed signaled a pause to rate hikes?
\nWhat if it\u2019s always darkest before a new dawn?<\/p>\n

The good news is that many investors are still overplaying a pessimistic hand, with massive short positions (bets against) on stocks and bonds, as seen in the futures market. The wall of worry tells us we have much higher to go.<\/p>\n

We continue to believe we\u2019re entering an economic sweet spot, with receding inflation and strong consumer spending leading the recovery. We believe high quality stocks have already bottomed and will keep trending higher. We continue to see a favourable outlook for our portfolios which are concentrated in higher quality businesses with strong uptrends in price.<\/p>\n

Model Portfolio Highlights<\/strong><\/p>\n

Growth Portfolio<\/strong>
\nIn August we bought two new positions in the portfolio. Saputo produces an array of dairy products including cheese, milk and cultured products in Canada, USA, Australia, Argentina and the UK. Element Fleet Management Corp provides fleet management services (primarily financing, acquisitions, licensing, tracking) for commercial vehicles and equipment fleets in 50 countries worldwide. Both businesses are undergoing a positive transformation, making large strides in improving their business models and cashflow.<\/p>\n

American Growth Portfolio<\/strong>
\nWe bought a large new position in Cardinal Health, just before activist investor Elliott Management Corp announced their own stake, boosting the share price in the process. Cardinal distributes drugs and medical devices to various health centres across the USA, Canada, Europe and Asia. The company has a big opportunity to increase cashflows which we believe will be realized under the activist campaign.<\/p>\n

Income Portfolio<\/strong>
\nWe made no changes to the portfolio in August.<\/p>\n

Small Cap Portfolio<\/strong>
\nJust a short 23 days after we first purchased a large stake in Sierra Wireless, the company announced it would be accepting a competitor\u2019s take-over proposal, delivering a 27% gain on our position. That leaves us with 20% of the portfolio we\u2019ll be deploying into some new opportunities in September. And just in time for what we believe will be a material pickup in small cap investing. Stay tuned.<\/p>\n

Across all portfolios we look for mispriced opportunities, considering only those with a significant margin of safety and minimal risk of permanent capital loss. After identifying such opportunities, patience is the most important factor in realizing our expected long term return.<\/p>\n

If you have any questions about your portfolio, financial planning or investments please be in touch. Click to book a meeting:\u00a0https:\/\/calendly.com\/bwk-wapw<\/a><\/p>\n

Thank you.<\/p>\n

Yours,<\/p>\n

Ben<\/p>\n

Ben W. Kizemchuk
\nPortfolio Manager & Investment Advisor
\nWellington-Altus Private Wealth\"\"<\/p>\n

Office: 416.369.3024
\nEmail: bwk@wellington-altus.ca<\/a>
\nBook a meeting<\/a><\/p>\n

Ben Kizemchuk offers full-service wealth management for high-net-worth Canadians including families, business owners, and successful professionals. Ben and his team provide investment advice, financial planning, tax minimization strategies, and retirement planning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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