2017 Q3 - Investment Letter (CBRE)

2017 Q3 - Investment Letter (CBRE)

The S&P 500 continued its upward march during the third quarter, posting a 4.48% gain.[1] In our last letter, we concluded by outlining the core tenets of our investment strategy. In preparing to write this one, we noticed a slight but important adjustment to what we wrote, so we’ll repeat the relevant section below: “We …

2012 Q4 - Investment Letter (MSCI)

2012 Q4 - Investment Letter (MSCI)

Last year seemed to be a year marked with great uncertainty yet extraordinary returns for investors. Indecision over unsustainable entitlement spending and deficits in the U.S., European debt crisis, China slowdown, U.S. corporate profit growth stalling, and Middle East turmoil all contributed to this uncertainty. We consider ourselves very long-term optimistic, but short-term cautious. We …

2012 Q3 - Investment Letter (AON)

2012 Q3 - Investment Letter (AON)

We’d like to begin by announcing the exciting new addition of Elliott Savage to our firm. Elliott has over a decade of experience in managing portfolios. Prior to YCG, Elliott was a Senior Analyst who worked directly with the founding partner at Highside Capital Management, a multi-billion dollar long/short equity hedge fund located in Dallas, …