Episode 4 - “Blank Cheque” IPOs and the Differences Across Market Indexes

In this fourth episode of Capital Topics, James Parkyn, François Doyon La Rochelle and Raymond Kerzérho discuss the following subjects:

  • In the news: the flurry of “blank cheque” IPOs (Special Purpose Acquisition Corporations or “SPACs”) in the U.S.

  • Indices underlying Asset Class ETFs are not all the same: make sure to always understand the underlying securities and indexing methodology.

  • The bad advice of the day: « Buy Small and Mid-Cap Healthcare stocks »

  • Listener’s question: “How do I, as an individual investor, replicate the investment strategies implemented by the large Canadian Pension Plan Models?