President & Portfolio Manager

John Embry, an industry expert in precious metals, has researched the gold sector for over thirty years and has accumulated extensive experience as a portfolio manager since 1963. He joined SAM in March 2003 from RBC Global Investment Management Inc., a $33 billion organization and oversaw $5 billion in assets, including the flagship $2.9 billion Royal Canadian Equity Fund and the $250 million Royal Precious Metals Fund. John Embry began his investment career at a large insurance company, Great West Life, as a stock selection analyst and portfolio manager. He then became Vice President of Pension Investments for the entire firm. After 23 years with the company, John became partner with United Bond and Share, an investment counseling firm acquired by Royal Bank in 1987. Since then, John became Vice-President Equities and Portfolio Manager at RBC Global Investment Management where he guided the investment strategy of the team and lead portfolio management of the Royal Precious Metals Fund, the number one ranked fund across the country for its 2002 performance. He graduated from the University of Manitoba with a Bachelor of Commerce degree.