Should you speculate with your retirement portfolio?

Should you speculate with your retirement portfolio? Should you speculate with your retirement portfolio? “…if you really can’t refrain from buying individual stocks, then set aside 10 percent of your investment portfolio for stock picking while keeping the remaining 90…
How many ETFs are enough?

How many ETFs are enough? Can you have diworsification? Absolutely. When you have too many ETFs. How many ETFs are enough? I have my answer. Read on! What is diworsification? It’s the evil cousin to diversification in your portfolio. Diworsification…
Asset allocation in retirement

Asset allocation in retirement If you think you’re confused about how best to de-accumulate assets to cover retirement expenses, you’re not alone.  I’ve read countless articles about how to preserve capital while creating some sort of income stream to cover…
How do you rebalance your portfolio?

How do I rebalance my portfolio? I receive a number of emails every month about my approach to saving and investing. One of them is: How do I rebalance my portfolio? I’ll be the first person to acknowledge my investment…
ETFs 101

ETFs 101 I’ve received a few emails of late from readers asking about Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs).  It inspired this ETFs 101 post.  This particular question caught my attention: Hi, I’ve recently learned I can use my TFSA for much…
Equities built to last for your portfolio

Equities built to last for your portfolio Inspired by the recent “RRSP season” this post is about some Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and Canadian dividend paying stocks that might not win any sprints but will win the marathon that is…