The Maple Leap: Igniting Canada’s Investment Engine
22 Apr 2026The U.S., long the undisputed anchor of the global financial system, has entered a period of political volatility and policy unpredictability that has caused investors around the world to reassess many of their long-held beliefs about the perceived sanctuary of American capital markets.
The Odds Were Never in Your Favour
13 Apr 2026Ask a young person today to explain the difference between gambling and investing, and many will struggle to answer. Six in ten Canadians participate in some form of gambling, and with mobile sports betting now living in anyone’s back pocket, Canada's gambling landscape is no longer confined to the casino floor. It’s virtually frictionless.
Building the Ecosystem
10 Apr 2026If you've followed along for any amount of time, you'll know that our CEO and Chief Investment Strategist, Sharon Watkins, talks a lot about the mindset change needed to build our city. Last month, InterGen hosted a private investor event The Starting Line: A Strategy for Early-Stage Investing at Ferrari of Alberta.
How We're Navigating Market Volatility
26 Mar 2026In periods of heightened market and geopolitical turbulence, investors are often tempted to over-analyze every headline and react to each intraday swing. At SANDSTONE, we take the opposite approach.
The Clean Energy Transition Hits a New Frequency
20 Mar 2026The global energy transition is no longer driven solely by climate policy. In a multipolar world where nations prioritize protectionism and decentralization of critical infrastructure, energy resilience has become a strategic imperative, even a matter of “national security” if you will.
Discipline During Times of Disruption
13 Mar 2026The past week may go down as one of the most critically important weeks in recent history, yet equity markets didn’t seem to notice. While the futures market was wildly oscillating, if you were only looking at the energy market indices, you might have missed out on the excitement entirely.