Portfolio Solutions Group | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/soundbites/company/portfolio-solutions-group/ Canada's news source for financial professionals Wed, 24 Sep 2025 13:19:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Portfolio Solutions Group | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/soundbites/company/portfolio-solutions-group/ 32 32 Transcript: Blend of passive and active investing makes sense in complex markets https://www.investmentexecutive.com/soundbites/transcripts/transcript-blend-of-passive-and-active-investing-makes-sense-in-complex-markets/ Tue, 23 Sep 2025 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=519003 Welcome to Soundbites, weekly insights on market trends and investment strategies, brought to you by Investment Executive and powered by Canada Life. For today’s Soundbites, we’re talking about passive funds with Chris Koltek, institutional client portfolio specialist with Portfolio Solutions Group. We talked about best asset classes for passive strategies, how to use them in […]

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]]> Blend of passive and active investing makes sense in complex markets https://www.investmentexecutive.com/soundbites/equities/blend-of-passive-and-active-investing-makes-sense-in-complex-markets/ Tue, 23 Sep 2025 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=519006 Chris Koltek of Portfolio Solutions Group says a thoughtful use of passive strategies requires active decisions about where, when and how to apply them

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]]> Cash is not king when it’s kept on the sidelines https://www.investmentexecutive.com/soundbites/equities/cash-is-not-king-when-its-kept-on-the-sidelines/ Tue, 19 Mar 2024 17:01:54 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=482184 Chris Koltek of Portfolio Solutions Group says it could be time to cash in those money market accounts

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]]> Transcript: Cash is not king when it’s kept on the sidelines https://www.investmentexecutive.com/soundbites/transcripts/transcript-cash-is-not-king-when-its-kept-on-the-sidelines/ Tue, 19 Mar 2024 17:01:20 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=482181 Chris Koltek of Portfolio Solutions Group says it could be time to cash in those money market accounts

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]]> Transcript: Continued uncertainty calls for active management https://www.investmentexecutive.com/soundbites/transcripts/transcript-continued-uncertainty-calls-for-active-management/ Tue, 02 Jan 2024 18:01:05 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=477870 Portfolio manager Susan Spence says passive allocations can’t capture the nuanced and shifting positioning we see within asset classes

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]]> Continued uncertainty calls for active management https://www.investmentexecutive.com/soundbites/economy/continued-uncertainty-calls-for-active-management/ Tue, 02 Jan 2024 18:01:02 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=477866 Portfolio manager Susan Spence says passive allocations can’t capture the nuanced and shifting positioning we see within asset classes

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]]> Value investing brings out the inner contrarian https://www.investmentexecutive.com/soundbites/equities/value-investing-brings-out-the-inner-contrarian/ Tue, 18 Apr 2023 17:01:06 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=463797 Chris Koltek of Portfolio Solutions Group says value investing is an active-management approach, that mitigates risk in times of market volatility

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]]> A fixed-income primer: how to explain bonds to the uninitiated https://www.investmentexecutive.com/soundbites/fixed-income/a-fixed-income-primer-how-to-explain-bonds-to-the-uninitiated/ Tue, 14 Feb 2023 18:01:25 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=460073 Janet Salter of Canada Life’s Portfolio Solutions Group offers a primer on bond yields and prices… and how to explain them to nervous clients

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]]> Economic conditions creating strong opportunities for alternatives https://www.investmentexecutive.com/soundbites/equities/economic-conditions-creating-strong-opportunities-for-alternatives/ Tue, 03 May 2022 17:01:48 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=443512 Diversification, inflation protection, income enhancement and capital preservation are compelling reasons to invest in alternatives, says Chris Koltek of Canada Life’s Portfolio Solutions Group

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]]> Successful portfolios start with realistic expectations https://www.investmentexecutive.com/soundbites/economy/successful-portfolios-start-with-realistic-expectations/ Tue, 27 Apr 2021 17:01:38 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=420560 A properly constructed portfolio offers diversification, consistent delivery and risk control, says portfolio manager Susan Spence

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