About Ninepoint

About Ninepoint Partners

Our Mission

Ninepoint Partners manages innovative investment solutions that offer investors the benefits of better diversification. We target investment strategies that are uncorrelated to traditional asset classes, such as equities and bonds, with the goal of lowering overall portfolio risk.

Welcome

As a team, we have a long track-record of managing diversified core, alternative income, and real asset strategies. Innovative thinking, and our ability to apply it to real-world solutions, is what defines us.

Ninepoint is an independent, employee-owned firm serving the investment advisor and institutional investor communities. With over $7 billion in assets and institutional contracts and over 90 employees, we are among the largest independent asset management firms in Canada.

  • Innovative

    Innovative

    We believe that in times of uncertainty, innovative investment solutions are needed to ensure a well-diversified portfolio.

  • Independent

    Independent

    At a time of broad industry consolidation, we believe it will still be the independent asset management firms who drive innovation.

  • Canadian

    Canadian

    We are committed to giving Canadian investors access to unique portfolio diversifiers, and helping to raise the bar on our industry.

The Team

  • James Fox, MBA
    Co-CEO, Managing Partner
    James Fox, MBA
    Co-CEO, Managing Partner
    James is Co-CEO of Ninepoint Partners, a leading independent Canadian asset management company.  Prior to co-founding Ninepoint, James was the President of Sprott Asset Management.  James joined Sprott Asset Management as a founding employee in 2001, and as the Head of Business Development.  James became President in 2009, and helped build assets under management to ~$14B. In 2017, James co-led a management buyout of the Canadian arm of Sprott to start Ninepoint Partners. Aside...
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  • John Wilson, MBA
    Co-CEO, Managing Partner, Senior Portfolio Manager
    John Wilson, MBA
    Co-CEO, Managing Partner, Senior Portfolio Manager
    John Wilson is a founding principal, Co-CEO and Managing Partner of Ninepoint Partners. John oversees all aspects of the firm’s investment and research initiatives. Prior to Ninepoint’s formation, he was CEO, CO-CIO and Senior Portfolio Manager at Sprott Asset Management (SAM). Previous to SAM, he was Chief Investment Officer at Cumberland Private Wealth Management, founder and CEO of DDX Capital Partners, an alternative investment management firm; was Managing Director at RBC Capital Markets...
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  • Kirstin McTaggart
    Partner, CAO/CCO
    Kirstin McTaggart
    Partner, CAO/CCO
    Kirstin McTaggart is a founding principal and Partner of Ninepoint Partners. Ms. McTaggart currently also serves as the Corporate Secretary of the general partner of Ninepoint. She has accumulated over 30 years of applicable experience in the financial and investment industry. Ms. McTaggart is responsible for the oversight of compliance, product launches, internal control policies, procedures and Human Resources. Prior to joining Ninepoint, Ms. McTaggart was Chief Compliance Officer of Sprott...
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  • Eric Nuttall
    Partner, Senior Portfolio Manager
    Eric Nuttall
    Partner, Senior Portfolio Manager
    Eric Nuttall is a Partner and Senior Portfolio Manager with Ninepoint Partners LP. He joined the firm in August 2017. Prior to joining Ninepoint, Eric began his career with Sprott Asset Management LP as a Research Associate in February 2003. He progressed to roles as an Analyst, Associate Portfolio Manager, and ultimately Portfolio Manager in 2010.  Eric's views on energy are frequently sought after by BNN Bloomberg, CNBC, The Globe and Mail, The National Post, and other media organizati...
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  • Mark Wisniewski
    Partner, Senior Portfolio Manager
    Mark Wisniewski
    Partner, Senior Portfolio Manager
    Mark Wisniewski is Partner and Senior Portfolio Manager at Ninepoint Partners and oversees the firm’s Fixed Income team and investment strategies. Prior to Ninepoint’s formation, Mark was with Sprott Asset Management (SAM) from 2015, rounding out more than 30 years of investment industry experience, specializing in fixed income. Prior to SAM, Mark was a Portfolio Manager specializing in alternative credit products at GluskinSheff & Associates, where he managed $1.3 billion across several...
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  • Christopher Bean, MBA
    Managing Director, Head of Corporate Development
    Christopher Bean, MBA
    Managing Director, Head of Corporate Development
    Christopher Bean has more than two decades of experience as an investment banker, strategic advisor and corporate lawyer. He most recently served as Managing Director, Financial Institutions Group and Head of Investment Funds at RBC Capital Markets where he was responsible for the bank’s coverage of the Canadian wealth and asset management sectors and led a wide range of M&A and corporate financing transactions for both private and public Canadian firms. He also led RBC’s Investment Funds...
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  • Karl Cheong, CFA
    Executive Vice President, Head of ETFs
    Karl Cheong, CFA
    Executive Vice President, Head of ETFs
    Karl Cheong is a veteran ETF leader with over 20 years of experience advancing innovation and asset growth in Canada's investment landscape. As Head of ETFs at Ninepoint Partners, Karl is responsible for setting the strategic direction of the firm’s ETF platform—driving product development, positioning, and growth. Throughout his career, Karl has helped raise billions in ETF assets and contributed to the success of several first-to-market products in Canada. He was part of the early team at C...
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  • Shirin Kabani, CPA
    Managing Director & Chief Financial Officer
    Shirin Kabani, CPA
    Managing Director & Chief Financial Officer
    Shirin Kabani is the Managing Director & Chief Financial Officer for Ninepoint Financial Group Inc. and its subsidiaries. Shirin has been instrumental in operationalizing the finance function at Ninepoint and has executed various strategic initiatives including an ERP implementation and finance transformation. Shirin is responsible for providing an effective financial governance framework for the company and leading the ongoing finance operations; including accounting, external reporting,...
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  • Neil Longmuir
    Chief Technology Officer
    Neil Longmuir
    Chief Technology Officer
    As Chief Technology Officer, Neil directs and manages all Ninepoint corporate initiatives pertaining to computing and information technology. These encompass strategic plans, policies and programs that focus on IT schedules, computer services, network communications and management information services designed to meet Ninepoint corporate goals and objectives. With over 25 years experience in directing, managing and delivering enterprise solutions for financial, tier I communication, governmen...
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  • Neil Ross
    Managing Director, National Sales
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    Neil Ross
    Managing Director, National Sales
    As the Managing Director, National Sales at Ninepoint Partners, Neil leads a national team of Product Specialists that consult with Financial Advisors on asset allocation and value added investment strategies. Prior to joining Ninepoint Partners in September 2018, Neil Ross spent 18 years at a leading Canadian independent asset manager. In progressively senior roles, he helped propel the firm from its inception to $19 billion in assets under management. Neil brings more than two decades of ex...
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  • Warren Steinwall
    Chief Investment Operations Officer
    Warren Steinwall
    Chief Investment Operations Officer
    Warren Steinwall is Chief Investment Operations Officer for Ninepoint Partners. In this role he is responsible for the firm’s investment and fund operations, including the firm’s investment systems and market data providers. He is also responsible for the firm’s ETF capital markets functions. Prior to Ninepoint Partners, Warren was Vice President, Fund & Trade Operations with Sprott Asset Management LP (“SAM”). Prior to SAM, he was Vice President, Client Management & Operations at Sta...
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  • David Sum, MBA
    Managing Director, Alternative Income Group
    David Sum, MBA
    Managing Director, Alternative Income Group
    David Sum is Managing Director, Alternative Income Group at Ninepoint Partners and is responsible for the management and oversight of the firm’s alternative income investment strategies and related sub-advisory relationships. Prior to joining Ninepoint, David was with the Carlyle Group focused on alternative investments for Carlyle's Liquid Alternative platform. David also worked at Macquarie Group focused on principal investments and corporate strategy, and at Citigroup in the investment ban...
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  • Ruthie Wahl
    General Counsel
    Ruthie Wahl
    General Counsel
    Ruthie Wahl is General Counsel of Ninepoint Partners, responsible for legal matters related to Ninepoint and its funds.  Prior to joining Ninepoint, Ruthie gained experience at a leading independent asset manager where she was involved in acquisitions and investments, strategic partnerships, corporate development and portfolio management support and at a Canadian hedge fund manager where she handled all legal aspects of product...
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  • Drew Williams
    Managing Director, Marketing
    Drew Williams
    Managing Director, Marketing
    Drew Williams is Managing Director, Marketing for Ninepoint Partners. Drew is responsible for all branding and inbound/outbound marketing for the firm. Prior to Ninepoint’s formation, Drew was Senior Vice President, Marketing of Sprott Asset Management. Drew has over twenty-five years of sales, marketing, and advertising experience, including authoring a book on startup marketing for McGraw Hill; running an ad agency specializing in the financial services and high-tech sectors; founding DRUMS...
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  • John Wilson, MBA
    Co-CEO, Managing Partner, Senior Portfolio Manager
    John Wilson, MBA
    Co-CEO, Managing Partner, Senior Portfolio Manager
    John Wilson is a founding principal, Co-CEO and Managing Partner of Ninepoint Partners. John oversees all aspects of the firm’s investment and research initiatives. Prior to Ninepoint’s formation, he was CEO, CO-CIO and Senior Portfolio Manager at Sprott Asset Management (SAM). Previous to SAM, he was Chief Investment Officer at Cumberland Private Wealth Management, founder and CEO of DDX Capital Partners, an alternative investment management firm; was Managing Director at RBC Capital Markets...
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  • Eric Nuttall
    Partner, Senior Portfolio Manager
    Eric Nuttall
    Partner, Senior Portfolio Manager
    Eric Nuttall is a Partner and Senior Portfolio Manager with Ninepoint Partners LP. He joined the firm in August 2017. Prior to joining Ninepoint, Eric began his career with Sprott Asset Management LP as a Research Associate in February 2003. He progressed to roles as an Analyst, Associate Portfolio Manager, and ultimately Portfolio Manager in 2010.  Eric's views on energy are frequently sought after by BNN Bloomberg, CNBC, The Globe and Mail, The National Post, and other media organizati...
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  • Mark Wisniewski
    Partner, Senior Portfolio Manager
    Mark Wisniewski
    Partner, Senior Portfolio Manager
    Mark Wisniewski is Partner and Senior Portfolio Manager at Ninepoint Partners and oversees the firm’s Fixed Income team and investment strategies. Prior to Ninepoint’s formation, Mark was with Sprott Asset Management (SAM) from 2015, rounding out more than 30 years of investment industry experience, specializing in fixed income. Prior to SAM, Mark was a Portfolio Manager specializing in alternative credit products at GluskinSheff & Associates, where he managed $1.3 billion across several...
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  • Nawojka Wachowiak, M.Sc., CIM
    Senior Portfolio Manager
    Nawojka Wachowiak, M.Sc., CIM
    Senior Portfolio Manager
    Nawojka Wachowiak is a natural resources professional with 25 years of capital markets experience as an investment manager, sell-side equity analyst, and investor relations executive. Most recently, she was a Portfolio Manager at Dynamic Funds, specializing in metals and mining. She previously served in an executive position for a multinational mining company and spent a decade as a sell-side equity analyst covering North American mining equities. Nawojka holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees...
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  • Samarjit Mitter, MBA
    Senior Portfolio Manager
    Samarjit Mitter, MBA
    Senior Portfolio Manager
    Samarjit (Sam) Mitter is a Senior Portfolio Manager at Ninepoint Partners, bringing over 25 years of experience in growth investing. He joined Ninepoint in May 2025. Prior to joining Ninepoint, Sam spent more than a decade at AGF Investments, where he was co-Portfolio Manager of the AGF U.S. Small-Mid Cap Fund and co-managed both the AGF American Growth Fund and the AGF Global Select Fund. Before AGF, he served as an Associate Portfolio Manager at Sentry Investments, focusing on a global long...
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  • Jeffrey Sayer, MBA, CFA
    Vice President, Portfolio Manager
    Jeffrey Sayer, MBA, CFA
    Vice President, Portfolio Manager
    Jeff Sayer is Vice President, Portfolio Manager at Ninepoint Partners. Jeff oversees Global Equity, Infrastructure, Tactical Balanced and Split Corp investment strategies for the firm. Prior to Ninepoint’s formation, Jeff was with Sprott Asset Management (SAM), rounding out more than 20 years of investment management experience. Jeff received his MBA from the Schulich School of Business at York University and was awarded his CFA designation in 2004.
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  • Etienne Bordeleau-Labrecque, MBA, CFA
    Vice President, Portfolio Manager
    Etienne Bordeleau-Labrecque, MBA, CFA
    Vice President, Portfolio Manager
    Etienne Bordeleau-Labrecque is Vice President, Portfolio Manager at Ninepoint Partners. With over 10 years of expertise across equities, interest rates and credit, he now focuses primarily on the firm’s Fixed Income franchise. Prior to Ninepoint’s formation, Etienne was with Sprott Asset Management (SAM) from 2012, where he worked as an Analyst and Associate Portfolio Manager, covering North American equities in the financial, energy, utility and health care sectors. From 2008 to 2011, Étienn...
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  • Colin Watson
    Vice President, Portfolio Manager
    Colin Watson
    Vice President, Portfolio Manager
    Colin Watson's background spans across equities, asset allocation & derivative-based strategies. Prior to Ninepoint Partners, Colin worked as a Portfolio Manager at IMCO on a team responsible for overseeing IMCO’s $26B public equity allocation and deploying derivatives-based strategies for IMCO’s public asset allocation strategy. Prior to IMCO, Colin worked at Ninepoint Partners on equity selection & options-based overlays. Colin holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from McMaster Unive...
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  • Nick Warwick, MBA, CFA
    Associate Portfolio Manager
    Nick Warwick, MBA, CFA
    Associate Portfolio Manager
    Nick Warwick is an Associate Portfolio Manager at Ninepoint Partners. Prior to Ninepoint, Nick was with TD Asset Management as a credit analyst covering the global oil & gas and non-North American financials sector. Past sector coverage includes pipelines, utilities, and industrials. Prior to his time at TD Asset Management, Nick worked for TD Securities on a foreign exchange sales desk in addition to a fixed income sales desk. Nick holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Queen's University...
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  • Keegan Stoyles, CFA, P.Geo.
    Associate Portfolio Manager
    Keegan Stoyles, CFA, P.Geo.
    Associate Portfolio Manager
    Keegan joined Ninepoint Partners in January 2022 as an Analyst for the Ninepoint Energy Fund. Prior to Ninepoint, Keegan worked as an Equity Research Associate at TD Securities with a focus on the Energy sector, with coverage spanning Canada, the U.S and several European Supermajors. Prior to that he started his career at Encana (now Ovintiv) as a geologist and also spent several years at a private startup oil & gas company. He attended the University of Calgary and obtained a Bachel...
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  • Dan Hodgkiss
    Director, Equity Trading
    Dan Hodgkiss
    Director, Equity Trading
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  • Kelly Gairdner
    Vice President, Equity Trading
    Kelly Gairdner
    Vice President, Equity Trading
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  • Robert McCallum, CFA, CIM, MFin.
    Director, Head of Portfolio Consulting Services & Associate Portfolio Manager
    Robert McCallum, CFA, CIM, MFin.
    Director, Head of Portfolio Consulting Services & Associate Portfolio Manager
    As the Director of Ninepoint Portfolio Consulting, Robert leads the PRISM program. Prior to Ninepoint, Robert was Vice President at BlackRock Inc. and led the Portfolio Consulting team efforts in Canada. The team was based out of San Francisco/New York, where they worked with some of the most sophisticated institutional clients in the world. Prior to BlackRock, Robert worked on Private Equity at Constellation Software (CSU), and RPIA, a boutique Credit Hedge Fund in Toronto. Robbie is a CFA C...
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  • Karim Abdallah, CFA
    Assistant Vice President, Portfolio Consulting Services
    Karim Abdallah, CFA
    Assistant Vice President, Portfolio Consulting Services
    Prior to Ninepoint, Karim was an Investment Analyst at BlackRock Inc. where he led the data initiatives within the RBC iShares Alliance. He was also responsible in conducting market research and due diligence briefings to best support the product and sales teams. Karim graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Applied Sciences in Mechanical Engineering, specializing in Mechatronics and Solids Mechanics Design. Karim is a CFA Charter holder (CFA).
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  • Max Barrow
    Analyst
    Max Barrow
    Analyst
    Max Barrow is an Analyst focused on Ninepoint Partner’s equity portfolios. He works directly with the Global Dividend, Global Infrastructure, Canadian Large Cap Leaders Split Corp., and Capital Appreciation Funds. Max joined the firm as an intern in April of 2023 and returned as a full-time Analyst in July of 2024. Prior to joining Ninepoint, he has had experience in the Private Wealth Management industry at CIBC Wood Gundy, servicing high net-worth households.  Max holds a bachelor’s de...
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  • Zach Chen
    Analyst
    Zach Chen
    Analyst
    Zach Chen is an Analyst on the Ninepoint Global Infrastructure Fund, where he researches infrastructure related equities and the Ninepoint Energy Income Fund, where he assists with the equity option overlay. Prior to Ninepoint Zach interned in Investment Banking M&A at ATB Capital Markets. Zach graduated from Ivey Business School with an HBA and also holds a Bachelor of Engineering Science in Mechatronic Systems Engineering from Western University.
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  • Jake Moodie
    Analyst, Digital Asset Group
    Jake Moodie
    Analyst, Digital Asset Group
    Jake Moodie is an Analyst with the Digital Asset Group at Ninepoint Partners. He works directly with Alex Tapscott on the Ninepoint Crypto and AI Leaders ETF and all other Ninepoint Digital Asset Group initiatives. Prior to Ninepoint, Jake was the Co-Founder and CEO of Gigli, an online marketplace platform that connected university students with local residents to complete their household tasks and flexibly earn some spending money. He also served as a Private Wealth Analyst at BMO Financial...
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  • Eric Yao
    Analyst
    Eric Yao
    Analyst
    Eric holds a Master in Asset Management from Yale University and graduated from the University of Waterloo with a double major in Mathematical Finance and Statistics. Before joining Ninepoint, Eric worked as an Alpha Researcher at WorldQuant. He has experience across investment research, asset allocation, and risk management. 
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  • Monroe Capital
    Monroe Capital
    Monroe Capital LLC (“Monroe”) is a private credit asset management firm specializing in direct lending and opportunistic private credit investing. Since 2004, the firm has provided private credit solutions to borrowers in the U.S. and Canada. Monroe’s middle market lending platform provides debt financing to businesses, special situation borrowers, and private equity sponsors. Investment types include cash flow, enterprise value and asset-based loans; unitranche financings; and equity co-inve...
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  • P/E Investments
    P/E Investments
    P/E Investments was founded in 1995 in Boston, Massachusetts by Warren Naphtal, J. Richard Zecher and Mary Stephens Naphtal. As of December 1, 2019, the firm managed approximately US$8.7 billion. P/E’s strategies leverage extensive experience in portfolio management, asset allocation, market analysis and risk management.
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  • Third Eye Capital
    Third Eye Capital
    Third Eye Capital is a leading special situations investor that provides innovative financing to promising companies that are often misunderstood or in out-of-favor industries. Through extensive due diligence and rigorous analysis, the firm has a long track record of successfully identifying companies with compelling stories and valuable assets that other investors ignore or lack the expertise or willingness to analyze. Third Eye Capital has committed more than $500 million to private financi...
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  • Sprott Asset Management
    Sprott Asset Management
    Sprott Asset Management LP is an alternative asset manager and a global leader in precious metal and real asset investments. Through its subsidiaries in Canada, the US and Asia, the Corporation is dedicated to providing investors with best-in-class investment strategies that include Exchange Listed Products, Alternative Asset Management and Private Resource Investments. The Corporation also operates Merchant Banking and Brokerage businesses in both Canada and the US. Sprott is based in Toront...
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Our Story

Our Name

The Ninepoint name was inspired by the “nine-point puzzle”, where four, continuous straight lines are used to connect all nine points of a 3×3 grid. The only way to solve the puzzle is to draw “outside the box”. We call that "Alt Thinking".

Why Alt Thinking

Alt Thinking

"Alt Thinking" informs everything we do, from the education we offer to help you make better investment decisions, to the investment solutions we develop to better address the challenges you face in a complex investment environment.

As the value of diversification to a well-managed portfolio continues to grow, we are committed to delivering on the promise that our company name suggests: "Alt Thinking".

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