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 […]
The Beat The TSX Portfolio is also beating Vanguard’s High Dividend ETF VDY.
Yesterday we had a look at the Canadian high dividend approach that has returned to its market-beating ways. An interesting and popular approach for investors who build their own stock portfolio is the BTSX index. That ‘index’ suggests that you buy the top ten highest yielding stocks that you’ll find in the TSX 60. Keep […]
Big Canadian dividends are having their way.
Many Canadian self-directed investors love dividend stocks. And they mostly love their Canadian dividend stocks that pay big juicy dividends. And those big dividend payers have a very nice history of increasing dividends as well. That dividend growth can be in the area of 8% or more. Who doesn’t like an 8% annual raise? Add […]
The 5-year returns for the core ETF portfolios.
Recently we checked in on the performance of the all-in-one Canadian asset allocation ETFs. Those globally-diversified portfolio ETFs allow Canadians to access managed portfolios with all-in fees in the range of .20%-0.28%. Given that Canadians pay some of the highest investment fees on the planet, those one ticket options are a game changer. Do-it-yourself investors […]