The year 2021 was the first full year of the pandemic. Most of us continue to be surprised that a pandemic turned out to be the best thing that could happen to stock markets. Of course, the stock market rally has been fueled by record amounts of fiscal stimulus (government support) and low interest rates. […]
The top ten most popular posts of 2021.
Happy new year. Today we’ll take a look at the most popular post (on Cut The Crap Investing) for 2021. Readers are the final judge. I’ll simply look at the readership numbers that are tracked by WordPress. The most popular posts of 2021 must also demonstrate the type of information that reader seek. As a […]
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 […]
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 […]
Justwealth is the top-performing Canadian Robo Advisor.
The Canadian Robo Advisors came on the scene just over 5 years ago. A few of the Robo Advisors will offer that they were Canada’s first Robo Advisor. Typically Wealthsimple and Nest Wealth will argue for that crown. We can now compare the 5-year performance for a handful of the Robo’s. Five years is meaningful […]
The Canadian banks are looking to pay you more on the Sunday Reads.
The big Canadian banks and other financials finally got the go-ahead from OSFI. They are now allowed to increase dividends and buy back shares. Those are two major moves that return value to shareholders. Of course, paying down debt and investing in future growth projects are in the mix when companies have free cashflow. The […]