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 […]
The ultimate asset allocation ETF portfolio page.
The Canadian asset allocation ETFs are game changers. This asset allocation ETF portfolio post/page will continually update the returns for the ETF providers. We’ll also compare the returns between the asset allocation ETF providers. And we’ll keep track by category, from the lower risk income category to the higher risk all-equity models. The tables will […]
The green commodities supercycle on the Sunday Reads.
In my column for MoneySense this week, I look at the green commodities supercycle. Perhaps no cyclical sub-sector investment opportunity offers more tailwinds. And right in front of that tailwind is a windmill and other clean energy producers. Parked in front of that windmill (and plugged in) is an electric vehicle. The entire globe and […]
How did the pandemic portfolio perform?
I was the first investment blogger to ‘jump on’ the investment risks that might be created by the coronavirus. In fact, when I first penned on the subject in February of 2020, the virus was not then known as COVID-19. And we were not yet in a global pandemic. New cases were just starting to […]