Investment Philosophy
Long ago, a valued client summed up his instructions to us like this:
“Get me a good return and keep me out of trouble.”
Although we use proprietary quantitative and technical tools to aid in our stock and bond selections, we are essentially fundamentalists with access to extensive institutional research. We are conservative investors who value capital preservation. That means we sincerely do not want you out on the risk curve where you could lose your money. Our minimum variance strategy of portfolio construction is designed to optimally minimize risk as a key factor in delivering performance.
The “Minimum Variance Anomaly” was first identified in academic literature in 1975. (Haugen & Heins, “Risk and the Rate of Return on Financial Assets: Some Old Wine in New Bottles”; Journal of Finance and Quantitative Analysis, December 1975). It is considered an anomaly because it contradicts the relationship between risk and return predicted by the Capital Asset Pricing Model, a tenet of Modern Portfolio Theory.
This low volatility portfolio strategy has been shown to produce higher risk-adjusted returns than portfolios with high volatility stocks in nearly all markets studied.
By consistently applying our risk-managed approach, we are founded on the principle that markets tend to reward investors who manage their risk.
Investment Process
We work with investors whose investment philosophy and idiosyncratic view of the world is aligned with ours and includes addressing risk first.
To begin, we have a chat – about you and what’s important to you and how you got to where you are today. Then we talk about where it is you’d like to go. As one of the top investment management firms in Toronto we customize our institutional and portfolio management services for each client. As we gain an understanding of the type of retirement lifestyle you want for instance, we will identify any challenges or problems that need to be addressed so we are free, as your choice of investment management companies, to focus on the performance of your portfolio. All prospective clients are introduced to our practice as we review the core components of your financial picture including investments, cash flow management, tax management, insurance needs and estate planning. Priorities are established and an Investment Policy Statement (IPS) is created. This mutually created document will clarify for us investment goals and restrictions, volatility and risk tolerance, asset allocation, income or liquidity needs, etc. , . It is signed by you and your portfolio manager but it is a flexible guide and may be altered as your circumstances change.
Core Custom Portfolios
Enriched Investing Incorporated is an independent Investment Counsel firm with expertise in customized portfolio management solutions and retirement planning.
Our Portfolio Management team patiently builds long lasting growth and income portfolios uniquely tailored and managed for each individual client’s need for a steady, reliable stream of income.
Our core strength is anchored in our long experience focusing on an elegant investment process resulting in low volatility customized investment solutions.
Our core custom conservative growth and income portfolios are complemented by a growth oriented, low volatility strategy called:
The Enriched Capital
Conservative Growth Strategy
Enriched by Canada’s Best Dividend Paying Stocks
by Margaret Samuel, MBA, LL.B., CFA, President, CEO and Portfolio Manager
The Enriched Capital Conservative Growth Strategy is available through Enriched Investing Incorporated. For further information about the Enriched Capital Conservative Growth Strategy and how some of your assets can benefit from the Enriched Capital Conservative Growth Strategy email or call Margaret Samuel at info@enrichedinvesting.com or 416-203-3028.
The Enriched Capital Conservative Growth Strategy is a quantitative strategy that targets above average growth, attractive valuation (lower is better), low volatility, above average return on equity, low debt to equity, better ability to pay down debt, and above average annual dividend growth.
*to October 31, 2024
How did we achieve these returns?
We buy up to 15 Canadian companies targeting
• Above average growth
• Attractive valuation and risk
• High Return On Equity
• Low Debt to Equity and
• Better ability to pay down Debt
Rising profitability results in growth of free cash flow, and return on equity.
Dividend growth with low volatility has been shown to contribute more to returns than dividend yield alone.
There are a number of variables which determine the rank of each stock; in addition there are certain buy rules and sell rules. These guides help to systematically contain risk while consistently uncovering greater potential for growth. The strategy has been used successfully for several years and continues to evolve.
Types of Accounts Available
- Investment Account
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
- Registered Retirement Income Fund (RRIF)
- Locked In Retirement Account (LIRA)
- Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP)
- Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP)
- Tax Free Savings Account (TFSA)
- Individual Pension Plan (IPP)
- Institutional Investors, Pension Plans, Endowments, Foundations, Charities, Family Trusts, Corporate Accounts, Not for Profit Organizations
