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About Stephen Duench

Stephen Duench

Stephen Duench, CFA®

Vice-President and Portfolio Manager

AGF Investments Inc.

As Vice-President and Portfolio Manager, Stephen Duench is a key contributor to AGF’s quantitative investment platform, AGFiQ. AGFiQ’s team approach is grounded in the belief that investment outcomes can be improved by assessing and targeting the factors that drive market returns. Stephen is the lead Portfolio Manager of the AGFiQ Dividend Income Fund and AGF Canadian Large Cap Dividend Fund and is central to the creation and support of AGFiQ’s portfolio management tools, analysis and applications across both Canadian and global mandates. He began his career with AGF as part of the Highstreet Investment Management* team. Stephen earned an Honours degree in Financial Mathematics from Wilfred Laurier University and is a CFA® charterholder. *Highstreet Asset Management Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of AGF Investments Inc.

Recent Articles from this contributor
post image Today’s Market Specials: Quality and Value

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Today’s Market Specials: Quality and Value

March 12, 2021

Why two notable factor anomalies may be setting up a rare opportunity for investors.

post image Playing Defense with Growth Stocks (That’s Right, Defense)

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Playing Defense with Growth Stocks (That’s Right, Defense)

July 17, 2020

Growth can now be characterized by its defensive attributes as much as anything else.

post image Being Diligent About Dividends

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Being Diligent About Dividends

May 28, 2020

The opportunity to own dividend-paying stocks may never be more attractive than it is now, but it may also never be more precarious amid payout suspensions and cuts.

post image Value vs. Growth: Jockeying for Position

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Value vs. Growth: Jockeying for Position

January 27, 2020

Stephen Duench explains the recent performance of value and growth stocks and what investors might expect from these two factors and others moving forward.

post image What’s the Big Deal with Big Data

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What’s the Big Deal with Big Data

September 17, 2019

Stephen Duench explains the evolution of data sets and how they are being incorporated into the investment process.

post image Why momentum may lose its steam

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Why momentum may lose its steam

September 10, 2019

The momentum factor has been a great trade so far this year. Stephen Duench discusses what’s potentially next for investors.

post image Mindful about momentum

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Mindful about momentum

August 13, 2019

Why today’s winning stocks may end up being tomorrow’s losers

post image The ins and outs of past yield curve inversions and stock performance

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The ins and outs of past yield curve inversions and stock performance

February 6, 2019

An inverted yield curve is usually a bad sign for the economy, but maybe not so much when it comes to stock markets.

post image Valuation Spreads: Third time’s a charm?

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Valuation Spreads: Third time’s a charm?

January 7, 2019

Current valuation spreads may be predictive of a year of positive market returns.

post image Seeking attractive dividend growers of the future, not the past

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Seeking attractive dividend growers of the future, not the past

October 30, 2018

Making the decision to add more dividend growth to a portfolio may not be as important as figuring out which companies will actually increase their dividends into the future

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Today’s Market Specials: Quality and Value

March 12, 2021

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Factor investing: Is value ready to make a comeback?

September 17, 2018

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Seeking attractive dividend growers of the future, not the past

October 30, 2018

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Valuation Spreads: Third time’s a charm?

January 7, 2019

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