Patrick Lau, PEng, CFA

Portfolio Manager, Cumberland Investment Counsel Inc., affiliate of NCM Asset Management Ltd.

My role

Lead manager of the NCM Global Income Growth Class and the Kipling Global Enhanced Dividend Fund.

What I enjoy about work

I enjoy the intellectual challenge of stock picking, meeting all kinds of different companies, and learning about what makes them successful.

How I got here

I started out in engineering and worked in the software industry. While doing my MBA, a few friends got me started with the CFA program, and before I knew it, I joined the fund management industry.

What I do outside of work

I play badminton regularly and am a fan of curling. I also enjoy cooking and am an aspiring baker. On by bucket list is to surpass 300 blood donations and I’m almost there!

Favourite advice

The markets are a voting machine in the short term, but a weighing machine in the long term.