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What happens when passive investing takes over the investing world?

Posted on October 6, 2019 by Mark | 6 Comments

What happens when passive investing takes over the investing world? “Like most bubbles, the longer it goes on, the worse the crash will be.” – Michael Burry, ‘Big Short’ investor, who made millions after predicting the US housing crisis of…

Why I Chose Passive Investing

Posted on May 30, 2016 by Mark | 9 Comments

This post is by a passionate reader of My Own Advisor who recently started her own blog. I became interested in investing after I got my first pay cheque after college. I was lucky that my parents paid for my…

Indexing 101

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Mark | 9 Comments

First My Own Advisor reader: “Great site, but I don’t know what you mean by indexing?” Me: I should write a post on that. Second My Own Advisor reader: “Hi Mark, I found this article interesting and while unable to…

Another case for Indexing – Asset Class Returns in 2013

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Mark | 2 Comments

In reading My Own Advisor posts you know I’m following a two-pronged approach to build my retirement portfolio for financial independence: I invest passively in the market (indexing) and I also buy and hold and hold blue-chip companies that have…

Is it worth it being a Boglehead?

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Mark | 14 Comments

Over the last few weeks, there were some opposing views about index investing written in the Globe and Mail. In a column entitled Can a Boglehead Approach to Investing Work? the following was written: “Those who like the idea of…

Meeting Larry Swedroe

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Mark | 29 Comments

Thanks to an invite from local bloggers, I had the pleasure of listening to Larry Swedroe speak earlier this week, discussing the numerous merits of passive investing. For those who don’t know much about Larry, he is the Principal and…

ETFs and Index Investing

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Mark | 3 Comments

While definitions will vary slightly and some are more detailed than others, I define Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) this way: an investment product that acts like a stock but also like a mutual fund that can be bought and sold…