The numbers are in. The Canadian ETF market eclipsed the $200 billion mark in November. We added on in December with positive fund flows and market gains. From National Bank’s annual report we can see that investors grow more cautious. Bonds and cash were the leading stories in the Canadian ETF report for 2019. Here’s […]
The high dividend yield ETF portfolios in 2019.
2019 was certainly the year of the total return portfolios. Markets in Canada, the US and around the globe delivered stellar returns. We’ll check in on the high dividend yield ETF portfolios for 2019. As a benchmark please have a read of the core ETF portfolio returns for 2019. The high dividend yield portfolio on […]
How do you invest in the Canadian stock market?
This post will focus on building your own portfolio of individual Canadian stocks. There are so many simple and interesting ‘stock picking’ strategies for the Canadian market. Many of the strategies focus on the big Canadian dividend payers. We’ll look at a few of those strategies. This might hold the answer to how do you […]
The dividend aristocrat portfolio – 2019 returns.
There are two dividend ETF portfolios on Cut The Crap Investing. Many investors enjoy a dividend focus. Some investors will simply shade in a dividend ETF or two in concert with their core holdings. We’ll have a look at the dividend aristocrat portfolio and the returns for 2019. Once again it was an incredible year […]
The greater growth ETF portfolio.
When we build an ETF portfolio we can seek greater total returns beyond the market. That is, beyond the cap weighted funds such as those that track the S&P 500. You’ll find a greater growth ETF portfolio option in the Model ETF Portfolio page. As always the ETF model portfolios are not recommendations, but perhaps […]
What happens when you buy stocks without looking.
Yup, always a good idea, right? Someone offers you a challenge and you then take a good portion of your retirement monies (aka future) and you buy a bunch of stocks without looking. And then, you continue to hold these stocks without looking. To add more fuel to the ‘what the heck are you doing?’ […]