It’s the Canada Day long weekend and we Canucks certainly have a lot to be thankful for. We live in one of the best countries on the planet. Sure, we’ll complain here and there, sometimes to the point where we are even forced to write a letter (Canadian defiance). It’s not a perfect country or […]
Making sense of the markets, real estate and more on the Summer Sunday Reads.
In the first Sunday Reads of the Summer we’re looking at real estate, market corrections, uranium stocks, the Bogle effect and more. Also, I came out of the bullpen, back as a relief writer for MoneySense. Summer is heating up, and I hope that you’ll be able to keep your cool and put your portfolio […]
Making sense of the markets and thoughts from the week.
This week I returned to my the column that I previously penned for MoneySense – Making Sense of the Markets. No I did not lose my senses and return to a regular gig, I am filling in for Kyle Prevost who has done a wonderful job after taking over the weekly task. I will also […]
Bond bulls, stock bears and energy dividends on the Sunday Reads.
It was a crazy week in the markets. South of the border the Fed took the stage and ‘shocked’ the markets (actually the move was leaked) with a 75 basis point rate hike. The markets initially liked the big move. Finally, the Fed will get serious about inflation. But then market makers changed their mind […]
Recession or stagflation?
Many economists and market experts are suggesting that the outcome for 2022 and into 2023 might be that we experience a recession or stagflation. That’s not a good choice we might think. And of the tw0 ‘options’, we might prefer a recession. A recession might do enough to quell inflation. And we do have to […]
Accumulation vs retirement investing on the Sunday Reads.
It is crucial, or at least let’s say that it can be very advantageous to separate the accumulation stage and decumulation stage. We build portfolio wealth as much as possible in the accumulation stage. We want the biggest portfolio value possible. More money creates more retirement income. You can create more retirement income with $2 […]