The Globe and Mail reports in its Saturday edition that Royal Bank of Canada is a top pick for money manager Shiraz Ahmed. The Globe's Brenda Bouw quotes the chief executive officer of Sartorial Wealth Inc. in Mississauga, Ont., that RBC "is a stock we were in and out of last year and have held consistently since October." Mr. Ahmed adds that RBC is "not just a domestic lender but one of the most complete banking franchises in North America, combining a dominant Canadian deposit base with a scaled wealth platform and a leading capital markets business. What makes it compelling is the balance: stable funding and earnings from its core retail bank, growing recurring fee income from wealth management, and meaningful upside when capital markets activity improves. Management has been consistent in executing this strategy, keeping capital strong and returning cash to shareholders, which positions RBC as a durable compounder rather than a pure cyclical bank." Mr. Ahmed describes his style as a "global equity, long-only, momentum-based portfolio management firm" that uses proprietary algorithms to systematize buying, allocating and trimming positions, aiming for risk-adjusted returns. His one-year return is 14.6 per cent.