The best time to invest was yesterday
The best time to invest was yesterday Experts are calling for oil prices to spike later this year. Should I wait it out? The Bank of Canada says interest rates are going to rise. Should I wait out the year?…
Category: Investor Behaviour
Investing behaviour gaps
Inspired by an article written by Tom Bradley here, Tom highlighted what academics and investing gurus have witnessed for years: investor returns remain far worse than the products they invest in. Why the heck is that? There remains a ‘Behavior…
Six years ago – switching from mutual funds to ETFs
For decades, mutual funds have been a hugely popular way for Joe or Jane Canadian to own pieces of companies. For years, I thought this was a great way to invest too. Many investors still believe in this route and I…
Say what? Stocks in retirement are risky?
Say what? Stocks in retirement are risky? Recently I read an article in The Globe and Mail suggesting relying on stocks for retirement income is a risky strategy. Say what? Prem Watsa, the CEO of insurance and investment giant Fairfax…
Resolutions for dividend investors like me
I recently read some articles over the last few weeks about resolutions for investors this year. With oil prices tanking and our Canadian dollar dropping like a stone, I thought I’d offer my own take, when it comes to my…
Three bad investing habits I’m going to kick this year
A new year is here and there’s no better time than the present to start some new, good habits the kick the old habits goodbye. We’ve set a few financial goals for 2016 but we don’t have any hope of…
Dividend Growth Investor – why I’m living off dividends and distributions
A short while ago on My Own Advisor I wrote a controversial post about the intent to live off dividends and distributions from our portfolio. I know some investors don’t agree with my approach and I can see why. Readers…
The things wealthy people do better than me
We’re not wealthy but I’d say we’re getting more comfortable, financially. Comfortable is far from early retirement though, a goal we are striving for. I know a few folks who have achieved early retirement and financial freedom. I’ve noticed a…
How I manage my DIY stock portfolio
How I manage my DIY stock portfolio I was inspired by this post over at Dividend Growth Investor, so I thought I’d share some of my own answers to the same questions. I’ll add in a few more answers as…
What to do now the markets are blowing up
“In the short run, the market is a voting machine but in the long run, it is a weighing machine.” – Ben Graham, legendary investor, financial hero of Warren Buffett I can appreciate these are trying times if you’re following…