In the land of investing, the only free lunch is diversification. Yes, this blog is also free 🙂 Perhaps that is dessert on top of that diversification free lunch message that I also offer up with regularity. Today’s environment carries more swirling risks and challenges than I have seen in my 30+ year investment ‘career’. […]
Rewriting the 4% retirement rule, to 3.3%, on the Sunday Reads.
The 4% rule is a retirement funding rule of thumb that suggests potential spend rates in retirement. That is, if you need to push an investment portfolio to the max, you might be able to spend 4.2% (annually) of the portfolio value, adjusted for inflation. Morningstar recently had a look at the 4% rule and […]
The land of confusion, on the Sunday Reads.
I have ESP it’s a curse in many ways. I just ‘knew’ I’d be waking up to some troubling news today (this Sunday). Sure enough, Russia bombed a base near Poland. We also have missiles flying in the Middle East. India accidentally fired a missile into Pakistan (OK that was yesterday, old news). A new […]
The Russcession is coming!
There is a growing chorus that the invasion of Ukraine will lead to a global recession. The economic destruction and inflation that is being unleashed is formidable. We have spiking oil prices. Oil spikes cause recessions. Throw in the fact that central banks have to increase rates (tighten) into an already slowing economy and the […]
The War on inflation on the Sunday Reads.
It is more than unfortunate that for two weeks running the top story in my MoneySense column is the invasion of Ukraine. Nothing is more important than the human suffering (of course). It is distressing and surreal. But given my ‘job’ I do address the economic and portfolio considerations. In this week’s post I address […]
We’re in the golden era of free cash flow for energy producers.
On Monday, we will see the launch of the Ninepoint Energy Income Fund. Portfolio manager Eric Nuttall suggests the time is more than right. We have the perfect backdrop, aside from the tragedy in Ukraine. We are in a golden era of free cash flow for Canadian and U.S. energy producers. It is the free […]