Rick’s Read: Op-eds, Articles, and YSK

Rick Peterson’s almost-weekly You Should Know (YSK) Newsletter highlights what You Should Know about our clients and our colleagues across Canada, the UK, and Europe.

This is a short, succinct and compelling summary of three key points that Rick highlights each week. It’s fun, interesting and sometimes with topics outside-the-box. This is a newsletter that takes you 60 seconds to read, and will give you lots to think about every week.

“This is the one and only newsletter I read - it’s really something to chew on!”

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Peterson Capital Op-Eds

Op-Eds
Lessons from Spain’s World Cup Victory
Lessons from Spain’s World Cup Victory

Whether on the soccer pitch, in the boardroom, around a cabinet table or on a military exercise, the lesson remains the same. Lasting success is built on collaboration, trust and disciplined execution. Great teams build great companies. Great companies strengthen our economy. Great economies build strong nations. And great nations, like great teams, win together.

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The CDNX Has Reached a Critical Turning Point Again
The CDNX Has Reached a Critical Turning Point Again

As always, the market will have the final say, but based on what I see today, I believe the odds now favor that a meaningful tradable low has been established, and I will be watching closely for confirmation that the next leg of this bull market is beginning.

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Articles of Interest

Oh My Fucking God, They're Doing it Again Wallstreet is again using insurance gurantees to turn difficult-to-rate credit exposure into highly rated securities. By Quoth The Raven July 20, 2026

Oh My Fucking God, They're Doing it Again Wallstreet is again using insurance gurantees to turn difficult-to-rate credit exposure into highly rated securities. By Quoth The Raven July 20, 2026

AI, FOMO, and the Commoditization of Investment Research The key to standing out might be something as simple to scheduling more face-to-face meetings with your clients. By Montreal-based PM Mathieu Martin August 20, 2026

AI, FOMO, and the Commoditization of Investment Research The key to standing out might be something as simple to scheduling more face-to-face meetings with your clients. By Montreal-based PM Mathieu Martin August 20, 2026