Capital Markets Experience, Investment Blogger

Frances Horodelski has had extensive experience in the capital markets including 25 years in a variety of increasingly senior positions at two of Canada's major investment dealers – RBC Dominion Securities and ScotiaMcLeod.  These experiences crossed various aspects of the investment world including derivative analysis (preferred shares, warrants), equity analysis, portfolio strategy, investment banking and managing the portfolio advisory groups at both firms.  She holds the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).  She was one of only a handful of women to sit on the board of directors at RBC Dominion Securities in the 1990s.  She later adapted her investment knowledge into a second career as journalist/anchor for the top-rated TV show on BNN "Business Day AM" as well as authoring morning note, one of the most popular pieces of market commentary in the country.  She continues to be actively involved in the capital markets including serving as a member of the Independent Review Committee for one of Canada's largest mutual fund company and writes a daily investment blog.

Chief Investment Officer at Second Foundation Partners, author of Epsilon Theory

Ben Hunt is the Chief Investment Officer at Second Foundation Partners, a consultant for large institutional investors, and the author of Epsilon Theory, a newsletter and website that examines markets through the lenses of game theory, history and nature. Over 100,000 professional investors and allocators across 200 countries read Epsilon Theory for its fresh perspective and novel insights into market dynamics. In prior positions, Ben has managed a billion dollar hedge fund and served as Chief Strategist for a $13 billion dollar asset manager. He has a Ph.D. from Harvard University, was a tenured Political Science professor, and has co-founded three technology companies. Ben spends lots of time on a family owned farm, which inspires many original ideas on the parallels between human and animal behavior.

Martin is a Portfolio Manager and co-founder of TriVest Wealth Counsel, an investment firm that provides integrated wealth management solutions to high net worth private clients. Martin has an extensive career in the investment industry, including senior roles in capital markets, venture capital, wealth management, and family office and multi-family offices.  He has worked with a multitude of clients from Pension Plans, Institutional investors and ultra-high net worth private clients located in Canada, the U.S. and Europe. Martin is quite active in the media and has been a weekly Financial Post columnist for the past 10 years. He is a member of Thomson Reuters Canada’s top 40 social influencers in finance, innovation and risk (2017), a top-10 finalist for BlackRock Award for Canadian Portfolio/Discretionary Manager of the Year (2018) and recently named to Wealth Professional Canada Magazine’s Leading Portfolio Managers (2019).