Our Chief Options Strategist, Nicolas Piquard, was recently featured in an Advisor Analyst podcast to discuss how investors can benefit from rising volatility in today’s markets by using covered call strategies to generate income. Nick also makes the case for a new and timely opportunity from bonds, with the Hamilton U.S. Bond Yield Maximizer ETF (HBND), which offers a 10% target yield[1]. CLICK HERE to listen to the…
In The News
Can bond volatility ETFs last long-term?
Nicolas Piquard, our Chief Options Strategist, was interviewed by Wealth Professional Canada Magazine for his thoughts on how investors can benefit from historically high levels of volatility in the bond market and achieve a tax efficient target yield of 10%+. Click here to read the article.
What’s behind firm’s rapid AUM growth?
“We are 10 times larger than we were pre-COVID,” said Robert Wessel when speaking with Wealth Professional Canada Magazine about the firm’s rapid growth. Our AUM is now $2.4 billion, up 33% year-to-date and 70% in the past year. We would like to thank all our supporters and partners for contributing to our continued success. Click here to read the article.
Why Canadian Banks Remain Compelling for Long-Term Investors
Wealth Professional Canada Magazine interviewed Robert Wessel for a discussion on the Canadian banks and why they remain compelling for investors looking for a good entry point. Click here to read the article.
Financial Post: Banks are keeping some of their powder dry when it comes to dividend increases, analysts say
The Financial Post wrote about the potential for Canadian bank dividend increases and our recent analysis of the banks. Click here to read the full article in the Financial Post, and see our related note “Canadian Banks: Five Possible Drivers in 2022 (Q4 2021 in Charts)”.
Wealth Professional: Canadian Banks on the Move
Wealth Professional wrote about the Canadian banks and why we believe there’s still room in this recovery for banks to make above-average returns. Click here to read the article.
Wealth Professional: Hamilton ETFs more than tripled its AUM this year
Wealth Professional interviewed Rob Wessel on our very successful year in 2021 as we have more than tripled our assets under management. Click here to read the full article from Wealth Professional.
Financial Post Opinion: Canadian bank dividends are poised to rise — a lot
The Financial Post published our comment on why we believe Canadian bank dividends, in our view, are poised to rise meaningfully over the next few quarters. Click here to read the full article in the Financial Post.
BNN Bloomberg: Canadian bank dividends could rise 25 per cent over the next four quarters
Rob Wessel was on BNN Bloomberg today to discuss our expectations for Canadian bank dividend increases and the performance of our Hamilton Enhanced Canadian Bank ETF (HCAL), which ended its first year as the top performing Canadian bank ETF. Please click here to watch the interview.
Financial Post Opinion: Canada’s big banks are stronger than ever, and should be allowed to raise dividends
The Financial Post published our comment on why we believe OSFI should allow dividend increases now as there are no policy reasons to support the ongoing moratorium. Click here to read the full article in the Financial Post.
BNN Bloomberg: Canadian banks earnings season and No-Fee Trading
Rob Wessel was on BNN Bloomberg today to discuss the upcoming Canadian banks earnings season and no-fee trading, as well as the Hamilton Enhanced Multi-Sector Covered Call ETF (HDIV), that launched in July 2021. Click here to watch the interview.
Financial Post Q&A: How covered-call ETFs manage to pay a higher yield and more on their risks and advantages
The Financial Post published a Q&A with Rob Wessel, Managing Partner of Hamilton ETFs, about the ins and outs of covered call strategies and our newest ETF, the Hamilton Enhanced Multi-Sector Covered Call ETF (ticker: HDIV). Click here to read the full article in the Financial Post.