Tags: Diversification

Weekend Reading – Climate crisis edition

Posted on August 13, 2021 by | 20 Comments
Weekend Reading – Climate crisis edition Hey Friends, Welcome to my latest Weekend Reading edition – the climate crisis edition. You can read my last edition about taxable investing and the superficial loss rule here. Earlier this week: I shared…
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2021 Financial Goals – August Update

Posted on August 9, 2021 by | 19 Comments
2021 Financial Goals – August Update “You are never too old to set a new goal…” “When you’re young, you don’t learn to walk unless you fall over.” “If something is important enough, even if the odds are against you,…
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3 ETFs I want to buy in 2021

Posted on February 1, 2021 by | 86 Comments
3 ETFs I want to buy in 2021 Passionate readers of this site will know I’ve been a hybrid investor for well over a decade. I love my dividend paying stocks from Canada and a few from the U.S., for…
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5 stocks I bought more of in 2020

Posted on December 29, 2020 by | 18 Comments
5 stocks I bought more of in 2020 I’ve been a DIY investor for over 10 years now. So, coupled with a prior decade of leveraging an advisor and largely investing through trial-and-error, I believe I have some genuine “do’s”…
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2020 Financial Goals – December Update

Posted on December 21, 2020 by | 26 Comments
2020 Financial Goals – December Update When it comes to goals, I once read the following: “Set goals that both excite you and scare you at the same time.” The reasoning behind that is simple: goals should motivating and somewhat…
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How I used to sabotage my portfolio

Posted on September 22, 2020 by | 49 Comments
How I used to sabotage my portfolio Some recent reader questions prompted me to update this post – let’s go! Dedicated readers of this site will know I spend a lot of time writing about what’s working in my financial…
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How to diversify my TFSA using ETFs

Posted on July 3, 2018 by | 33 Comments
How to diversify my TFSA using ETFs The Tax Free Savings Account (TFSA) is a gift to all Canadian investors. I mean, who doesn’t love tax-free money? Still got a bunch of cash in your TFSA? That’s fine (I guess)…
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Posted on August 3, 2013 by | 0 Comments
“By definition, index funds provide the most diversification in each asset class and eliminate all uncompensated risk.  In contrast, active fund managers rely on less diversification to beat the index.  The managers either limit their holdings to a few favorable…
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