Educational Archives

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At Lysander Funds we strive to inform and educate Canadian investors. In this section you'll find resources that highlight the thinking of our Portfolio Managers.

What is duration and how does it affect bond prices?

Financial Pipeline

There are multiple duration metrics. Learn the difference between Macaulay duration and modified duration and what each can tell you about your fixed income investments.

What are distributions and why do funds make distributions?

Financial Pipeline

What are distributions? Why do mutual fund and ETF investors receive these mysterious ‘payouts’?

Canso and GICs – May 2022

1. Greater Initial Yield–Lysander-Canso fixed income funds’ portfolios generally have greater yields than 1-Year, 3-Year, and 5-Year GICs as of March 31st, 2022 2. Historical Outperformance–Lysander-Canso fixed income funds have demonstrated outperformance compared to GICs, as…

Interest Rates are Rising: Floating Rate Notes Have Potential to Reduce the Volatility of a Bond Portfolio

Ian Marthinsen, CFA, Portfolio Manager

Top of the Bond Market? For Canadian bond investors, July 8th, 2016, may draw a parallel to what June 18th, 2008, was for Canadian equity investors – the top of the market. On July 8th, 2016,…

Covered Bonds

Banks’ choices for funding mortgages and other business activities have an important effect on how efficiently they provide banking services and how effectively they manage risks to their own business and to the financial system. Canadian…

Duration – What Is It?

Vivek Verma

"They can also utilize a barbell method with short and long duration"