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 […]
Building the retirement stock portfolio.
How do you build a suitable retirement portfolio, made of stocks? I gave that a go this week on Seeking Alpha. That may lead to a greater debate about ‘can you really build a suitable retirement stock portfolio?’ I’d say that yes you can, but we have to cover off all of the bases (economic […]
The bank of Canada surprised the markets by doing the right thing. Will the Fed follow suit?
On Wednesday the Bank of Canada did the right thing and increased the overnight rate by a full 1%. Many borrowers and homeowners will immediately face higher interest costs. Home owners with fixed rates may face increased rates and costs down the road, when their current mortgage fixed terms expire. Central banks increase rates in […]