In this episode of InFocus, TriCert Financial Group CEO Mike Gassewitz sits down with TriCert Investment Counsel Portfolio Manager Lee Grimshaw, CFA®, to unpack last quarter’s performance across the financials sector. They discuss how Canadian banks delivered stronger...
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Energy Giants at Work: Mergers, Lawsuits, and Growth Opportunities
In this episode of InFocus, TriCert Investment Counsel Portfolio Manager Candis Fitch, CIM®, CIWM, and fellow Portfolio Manager Grayson Waechter, CFA®, discuss key developments shaping the resource sector. They explain the reclassification of pipelines into the energy...
Defensive Strength: Consumer Staples and Healthcare
In this episode of InFocus, TriCert Investment Counsel Portfolio Manager Candis Fitch, CIM®, CIWM, and Chief Investment Officer, Brian Durno, CFP®, CFA®, break down the performance of the healthcare and consumer staples sectors for the past quarter. They explore why...
Industrials on the Rise: Defence Spending and Market Impact
In this episode of InFocus, TriCert Investment Counsel Portfolio Managers Candis Fitch, CIM®, CIWM, and Dave Gill, CFA®, MBA, examine the industrials sector through the lens of rising global defence spending. With shifting geopolitical priorities, NATO’s renewed...
Industrials & Tech: Shining a Spotlight on Microsoft
In this episode of InFocus, CEO Mike Gassewitz sits down with Portfolio Manager Dave Gill, CFA®, MBA, to explore how the technology and industrial sectors are performing. The conversation highlights Microsoft's AI strategy, capital investment ramp-up, and evolving...
How Financials Weathered Tariff Turbulence
In this episode of InFocus, TriCert CEO Mike Gassewitz sits down with TriCert Investment Counsel Portfolio Manager Lee Grimshaw, CFA®, to review how our core financial holdings performed in the first quarter of 2025. The discussion examines why Canadian banks...
The Strength of Boring Businesses: The Case for Staples and Healthcare
In this episode of InFocus, guest host Candis Fitch, CIM®, CIWM, TriCert Investment Counsel Portfolio Manager, sits down with fellow Portfolio Manager and CIO Brian Durno, CFP®, CFA®, to discuss the performance of two key sectors — Consumer Staples and Healthcare....
Energy & Materials: Tariff Talk & Q1 Sector Snapshot
In this episode of InFocus, Mike Gassewitz, CEO at TriCert Financial Group, sits down with TriCert Investment Counsel Portfolio Manager Grayson Waechter, CFA, to unpack what happened in the energy and materials sectors during Q1 2025. They discuss significant...
Q1 2025 Investment Outlook
In this episode of InFocus, Mike Gassewitz, CEO of TriCert Financial Group, sits down with Brian Durno, CFP®, CFA®, Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager at TriCert Investment Counsel, to walk through the most relevant developments of Q1, from sector...
Renting for the win. Term insurance versus permanent insurance
In this episode of InFocus, Mike Gassewitz, CEO of TriCert Financial Group, is joined by Oliver Lee, BMath, Head of TriCert Insurance Agency, for a candid conversation about life insurance. What it is, what it isn’t, and how Canadians can avoid common mistakes when...







