I’ve posted the above question on Twitter, on Seeking Alpha, in emails and texts. What are you buying? We are having a solid correction in stocks, REITs and bonds. Assets are going on sale. And sure, stocks could go lower. Bond yields could go higher (lowering bond prices). The thing is, no one knows how […]
Living off of the dividends? You gotta sell shares to not sell yourself short.
It is the most popular rallying cry for self-directed investors in Canada and the U.S. – I plan to “live off of the dividends”. Or in retirement – “I am living off of the dividends”. The notion leaves money on the table in the accumulation stage and living off of the dividends leaves a lot […]
Big Canadian banks, value stocks rule and the big Fed divot on the Sunday Reads.
It was an exciting week in the markets. Most of the big Canadian banks reported earnings, with mixed results. That said, the Canadian consumer and banks are holding up quite well considering the economic tremors that many feel. The earnings represent the state of the nation for the period ending June 30. Ongoing rate hikes […]
Building the retirement stock portfolio on the Sunday Reads.
It was a long time in the making, but I recently finished and posted the stock portfolio for retirees, on Seeking Alpha. It uses an all-weather portfolio approach but only puts stocks to work. Stocks are arranged by sector to perform in certain economic environments. Stocks and REITs will have to step up to do […]
Stocks are the undisputed champion, on the Sunday Reads.
As I had offered in the wealth accumulation video, stocks and real estate are the undisputed heavyweight champs. And sure that is my personal bias or experience showing. In this Sunday Reads, the Findependence Hub offers up some interesting stats on stocks for offense and bonds for defense. This week, we also had some signs […]
From beaches and Buffett to Trump, on the Sunday Reads.
Normally when we think of beaches and Buffett our imaginations turn to Jimmy Buffett and Wasting Away Again in Margaritaville and searching for that lost shaker of salt. Today our (not frozen) concoction includes Warren Buffett and beaches, Trump books, the markets (stocks, inflation, recession) watch, retirement, dividend counting and more. From beaches to Buffett […]