It’s been a wild ride for the stock and bond markets. But if we step back and look at the performance over the last year, the traditional Balanced Portfolio is in positive territory. If you’d been living under a rock and did not check your portfolio statement for a couple of months, you might think […]
Get ready for the economic restart on Weekend Reads.
Provinces across Canada begin the process of opening the economy. We’ve also relaxed some of the social measures designed to keep COVID-19 under control. The US is ahead of us with many States opening up more sectors and businesses. Are we entering the other side in the battle against SARS-CoV-2? Or are we just getting […]
Are you ready for the new normal? Plus our Weekend Reads.
To state the obvious, life has changed. The way we live and work and feel has likely changed forever. A pandemic can do that to ya. What may be up for debate is the degree to which things will change, and how long it will take to reclaim some of ‘how things used to be’. […]
The Robo Advisors rule and Warren Buffett speaks out on Weekend Reads.
It’s been a while since we gave a shout out to the Canadian Robo advisors. I’ve suggested for quite some time that the Robo’s are a great option for the bulk of Canadians who are trapped in high fee mutual funds. A recent post from Rob Carrick of the Globe and Mail confirms what I’ve […]
BMO’s Low Volatilty ETF in very volatile times.
Low volatility ETFs smooth out the ride during the normal ups and downs. But can they also protect against the big drawdowns that occur in more severe stock market corrections? So far so good for BMO’s Low Volatility ETF. It held up better than market in the most violent market correction we’ve ever experienced. As […]
When will life get back to normal? Plus Weekend Reads.
That is the big question these days. When can I have my life back? When can I go back to work? Will the kids be back in school for this term? The question might even be will students get back to physical classrooms in 2020? We have so many new acronyms and terms these days […]