Ian Prittie

Located in Toronto, Fraser Mackenzie Ltd. is an independent investment dealer providing value-added and objective equity research on North American companies. They distribute research and facilitate trading for institutional investors and selected high net worth investors in North America and Europe. They also offer investment banking services targeting small and mid cap enterprises both private and public. The equity research group has three primary sectors the cover: energy, life sciences and technology. A significant focus is on renewable energy. The analysts research a diverse range of market capitalizations providing in depth analysis and a global perspective on developments.

Founded in 2009 by Ian Prittie, Independent Insight is an independent equity research firm located in Toronto, Ontario. The firm's clients are primarily individual, retail investors. Independent Insight seeks to provide their subscribers with independent, unbiased and thorough fundamental analysis on select companies, with both buy and sell recommendations. The firm tends to focus on investments with longer-term positional holding periods. Their research is constantly monitored and updated to ensure the continued accuracy of their recommendations. Independent Insight employs a fundamental analysis process that seeks to identify companies with the potential for long-term competitiveness and value. The firm would recommend the sale of a security if (1) the valuation becomes so high that they believe the buy recommendation is unsafe or (2) the fundamentals of their investment thesis change significantly. Independent Insight's research tends to focus on the stocks of smaller-cap companies. They look for: (1) companies with better characteristics for long term growth and (2) companies that are not followed at all or are underfollowed by traditional research firms which offer a better chance of a cheaper or mispriced valuation.