Five Key Investment Themes to Consider for 2023 (The Globe & Mail)
Sionna's Founder and Co-CIO, Kim Shannon, discusses the Canadian market and why she believes Canada is currently more attractive than the U.S.
Sionna's Founder and Co-CIO, Kim Shannon, discusses the Canadian market and why she believes Canada is currently more attractive than the U.S.
Kim Shannon, CFA, MBA
Founder & Co-CIO
Stephen Jenkins, CFA
Co-CIO
Aleksy Wojcik, CFA
Portfolio Manager
Gary Chow, CFA, MBA
Portfolio Manager
Equity Research Analyst, Stuart Tabor, provides an update on one of Sionna's holdings, Canadian Tire, and why we believe it is an attractive opportunity for value investors.
Joanna joined Sionna in 2022 and is an Associate Portfolio Manager. Joanna joined the industry in 2010 and has experience in both domestic and global equity markets, most recently as an Investment Analyst and Investment Counsellor at Manitou Investment Management. Joanna is a contributor to The Analyst publication for the CFA Society Toronto and a guest judge for the Value Investing course at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management. She is also a member of Women in Capital Markets and 100 Women in Finance. Joanna earned her Honours MBA from Queen’s University and Bachelor of Industrial Engineering from the University of Toronto. Joanna is a CFA® charterholder.
Last month, three legendary Canadian investors were inducted into the Investing Industry Association of Canada’s Hall of Fame, including Kim Shannon. Kim started her investing career in 1983. A trailblazer on the Canadian investment scene, she went on to found Sionna Investment Managers in 2002 and built it into one of the largest female-led independent investment firms in the country.
Kim Shannon, CFA, MBA
Founder and Co-Chief Investment Officer
We likely would all agree that a great stock pick is one that demonstrates above-average expected returns, which compensates for any perceived risk taken. However, in a declining market, investors tend to have more aversion to possible risks than usual. But does that loss-aversion instinct serve investors well? As contrarian value investors, we are trained that opportunities lie “where dragons are” and that buying when fears are rampant, especially because of ephemeral risks, is often where big opportunities can be found.