
The 12 Days of Holiday Reading
Welcome to the 12 Days of Holiday Reading, Pender’s recommended book list for the holidays. A new book will be revealed each day from December 7 to December 18, 2021. Check in with us each […]
Welcome to the 12 Days of Holiday Reading, Pender’s recommended book list for the holidays. A new book will be revealed each day from December 7 to December 18, 2021. Check in with us each […]
I’m not the man they think I am at home…I’m a rocket man. It’s been an exciting summer in the race for human space exploration, with Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos successfully completing suborbital space […]
At Pender, we have been looking at the techniques, lessons, and values from the Tokyo Olympic Games that could help investors win with their investment strategies. Canadian women dominated this year’s Olympic Games. At every […]
The Tokyo Olympic Games are in full swing, and all eyes are on the athletes competing at the very top of their game. At Pender, we have been looking at the techniques, lessons, and […]
The Pender Investment Team shares what’s on their summer reading list for 2021. Topics include Gene Editing, Global Themes, Investing, Mental Models, Small Business Mindset & Special Situations.
There is a growing body of evidence to suggest that companies that focus on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) tend to financially outperform, and be more innovative, than their peers. According to research by Boston […]
Pender’s equity funds have been performing strongly of late. We believe there are some commonalities to our strategies which relate to the “forward thinking” part of our company slogan. We don’t own Enbridge… Or TransCanada […]
At a recent Vancouver Entrepreneurs’ Forum (VEF) panel on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), a key message from company leaders who had recently sold their tech companies begs repeating: Always Be Ready. Despite a very tumultuous […]
Investing Philosophy, Process & Best Practice Geoff Castle – The Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People’s Economy, by Stephanie Kelton Emily Wheeler – Principles For Navigating Big Debt Crises, by […]
November 15, 2020 marked a historical milestone with the successful launch of the SpaceX Crew-1 Mission, transporting four astronauts aboard the Crew Dragon Resilience over 400km into orbit on a twenty-seven hour voyage to the […]
I am so pleased to announce the formal launch of Pender Ventures and the official close of our latest fund! It has been quite the journey for me personally. From working at big banks to […]
While we are looking forward to the resumption of the NHL season if it’s done in a safe way, the suspension of the NHL in March meant finding a way to satisfy my 7-year old […]
The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting global shutdown of major parts of the economy, many of which remain closed, have created considerable distress in credit markets. By late March, the amount of US distressed debt had […]
Building a Business Felix Narhi – The Innovation Stack: Building an Unbeatable Business One Crazy Idea at a Time, Jim McKelvey Tony Rautava – The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There […]
The investment world changed dramatically in March. Stable, well run businesses seemingly became impaired in the blink of an eye. When the economy shut down, we immediately devoted a lot of time evaluating balance sheet […]
There is little doubt that COVID19 will be considered one of the biggest catastrophic events of this century. I can’t help but reflect on what good can come of this in terms of how we […]
When the facts change, we change our minds The nature of most human activity is that the facts involved tend to change, but often not as abruptly, and rarely on such a wide scale as […]
How the portfolio is positioned to capture potential gains We believe the world will be a very different place on the other side of the global health crisis and associated financial crisis. We know that […]
Assessing the trinity of risk is a key pillar of Pender’s investment strategy at all times, but during a financial crisis, when the risks increase, it becomes more crucial than ever to double and triple […]
Investors had largely ignored COVID-19 for over a month, but now emotions have started to get the better of cooler heads, and markets have reacted. Extreme fear has taken over. Unfortunately, emotional trading can quickly […]
Day 1 – Margin of Safety Benjamin Graham, believed by many to be the father of value investing, wrote in his book The Intelligent Investor, “Confronted with [the] challenge to distill the secret of sound […]