My two longest continuous stock holdings are Enbridge and TC Energy, formerly TransCanada pipelines. I’ve held them for 15 years or so. That’s not necessarily a long time period for an investor, but my personal investment history is quite short. I was essentially wiped out by a business ‘partner’ at age 30. I had to […]
Everyone’s thinking of retiring, on the Sunday Reads.
It’s just a coincidence perhaps. But much of my blog and reads for the week research landed on that retirement theme. Everyone’s thinking of retiring or writing about retirement. And why not? That is a big end goal for most of us; some form of financial freedom. This Sunday Reads post offers a nice slice […]
The ETF model portfolios in 2021.
The first half (H1) of 2021 is in the books. It’s no surprise that as we look to the other side of the pandemic, investment returns are robust. Economies are opening up in North America and around the globe. Earnings are improving. Business leaders and consumers are in a good mood. Investors are going along […]
A look at the Canadian stock market on Canada Day.
For the first half of 2021 the Canadian stock market outpaced markets in the developed world. Canadian stocks are up over 17%. Our stock market is well positioned for any inflationary environment or what they call the reflation trade. The TSX is one of the most economically sensitive global indices in the world. Inflation-sensitive (or […]
We’re at the earnings peak, on Sunday Reads.
The stock markets mostly don’t care about what have you done for me lately. It’s more about what are you going to do for me next year? The pandemic gave a wonderful example of how the stock markets are forward thinking. Now certainly in the pandemic, we noticed that the stock markets are ridiculous at […]
Building the $8 million dollar portfolio on the Sunday Reads.
On the Tawcan blog, Bob has interviewed a Canadian reader who built a massive portfolio. The reader invests in Canadian dividend stocks (surprise surprise) and has built an annual $360,000 income stream before taxes. And while the investor has likely done a few things that are ‘wrong’, or let’s say not optimal, there is no […]