It was a tumultuous week for the U.S. markets. And it’s been a wobbly 2026. U.S. stocks are down over the last week, month and year-to-date. Of course, Canadian and International equities greatly outperformed the U.S. market in 2025. The U.S. Dollar has been in ‘free fall’ as well. We keep hearing about the ‘great […]
Giving up trips to Portugal in your sixties to fund nursing care in your nineties?
Retirement planning introduces many difficult questions, and some very interesting and meaningful trade-offs. Including, how much should you sacrifice your high-quality go-go years in retirement to fund your expensive no-go years that might arrive in your 80’s and continue into your 90’s and perhaps beyond? For many, residence and healthcare costs can skyrocket late in […]
The ABCs of investing on the Sunday Reads. Always Be Compounding.
Warren Buffett is the most successful investor of all time. He is also one of the richest humans on the planet. Mr. Buffett recently retired from his position as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, he handed over the compounding reigns to Canadian Greg Abel. Berkshire shares rose 5,502,284% (5.5 million percent) during this six-decade, 60-year period. A $1,000 […]
Will Venezuelan oil disrupt the Canadian oil and gas sector?
On January 3rd, U.S. special forces seized Venezuelan President Maduro and his wife. It quickly became apparent that President Trump wanted control of Venezuela’s oil and other resources. Vice President Delcy Rodriguez assumed the powers and duties of acting president. Rodriguez quickly gave in to threats and handed over 50 million barrels of oil to the U.S. Trump has […]
Are these the best investment portfolios for Canadians? Check out the performance of the asset allocation ETFs.
The Canadian asset allocation ETFs continue to shine. And their popularity continues to surge. In fact, iShares all-equity asset allocation ETF, ticker XEQT, is now in the top ten for Canadian ETF holdings. There are legions of fans who are entirely devoted to this wonderfully simple and effective ETF. “Just XEQT and chill” they chant. […]
The Beat The TSX Portfolio performance in 2025. Plus, a look at BTSX 2026 companies.
Happy New Year! I thought we’d kick off 2026 with a look at the BTSX Portfolio. As you may know that is a simple market-beating Canadian stock portfolio strategy. The investor holds the top ten highest yields from the TSX 60 index. They rinse and repeat each year. It doesn’t always work but the long […]