Next week, the Sunday Reads will fall on boxing day. And for the record, I will not be rushing through the doors (throwing elbows) trying to get my hands on the 3 large screen TVs selling at 80% off! at Best Buy. Yes, the year is drawing to a close. As the first full year […]
The U.S. dividend achievers and aristocrats are ready for the Jerome Powell show.
This week’s headlines were dominated by the U.S. Federal Reserve and their Chairman, Jerome Powell. U.S. inflation is more than running hot. The main weapon for a central bank (with the goal to cool demand and inflation) is to raise rates. On Wednesday, Powell announced that they will double the pace of bond purchase tapering, […]
The U.S. stock market is looking for another double digit return hat trick, on the Sunday Reads.
The U.S. stock market is likely about to offer a rare event, three consecutive years of double digit returns. That hat trick has occurred 9 times over the last 90 years. U.S. stocks offered a 31% return in 2019, in 2020 they kicked off the decade with an 18% return. We are currently over 25% […]
The Tangerine core portfolios vs the ‘real’ Robo Advisors.
I recently offered a post that included the return comparisons for the Canadian Robo Advisors. Today we’ll take a look at how Canada’s first Robo Advisor, from Tangerine, would hold up against those ETF-focused Robo cousins. Tangerine does not often make the Robo lists, likely because they first offered index-based mutual funds instead of ETF […]
The Money Master book review on the Sunday Reads.
Happy first Sunday of December. In 20 days, that big guy in the red suit hops in his sleigh and miraculously flies around the world delivering presents to all of the good boys and girls. The trip is accomplished in several hours. That is almost as incredible as Elon Musk sticking a landing with a […]
It’s omicron vs the big Canadian bank dividends.
Omicron, the new variant of great concern dominated the headlines this week. There are reasonable fears that omicron could become the dominant strain within a few months. That said, we do not know enough about the dangers of this new and prolific variant. In this post, I’ll offer the latest reports on omicron. And we’ll […]