General Investing >> Money Manager Interviews >> October 7, 2016

Managing Risk and Generating Strong Returns in Precious Metals

Wong, Paul
Paul Wong, Senior Portfolio Manager, joined Sprott Asset Management LP with 20 years of experience in the investment industry. Previously, he was a portfolio manager with Natcan Investment Management, where he managed three natural-resource-related funds with more than $350 million in assets. Under Mr. Wong’s management, the Altamira Resource Fund and Altamira Precious and Strategic Metal Fund both delivered first-quartile performance for the three-year period ended February 28, 2011. Prior to that, Mr. Wong was a proprietary trader with Scotia Capital, managing the bank’s capital on a long/short basis. Mr. Wong earned his Bachelor of Science in geology from the University of Toronto and holds a Chartered Financial Analyst designation. Profile
TWST: Could you tell me a little bit about the firm?

Mr. Wong: Sure. Sprott Inc. is a publicly traded company in Canada. AUM is roughly $9 billion. That includes