As we know, the Canadian stock market has been quite the laggard over the last 5 and 10 years, but it’s starting to show signs of life. The Canadian markets reached an all-time high on Thursday and then added on slightly on Friday. The market has been on an impressive upswing for the last 3 […]
The 3 Most Common Mistakes of Canadian Investors.
This is a guest post by invitation, from financial planner Graeme Hughes… During the course of my financial planning career, I was privileged to help hundreds of families work to achieve their financial goals. Talking to families about what they really wanted in life, and how they planned to go about getting it, was by […]
BMO InvestorLine adviceDirect. Co-pilot for the Self-Directed Investor.
As I had outlined in my review of BMO SmartFolio BMO Wealth offers a full suite of online offerings. Auto Pilot – SmartFolio Co Pilot – BMO InvestorLine adviceDirect Fly Solo – BMO InvestorLine Self-Directed Today we’ll look at BMO InvestorLine adviceDirect the Co Pilot option that is designed for self-directed investors who want some […]
The TFSA is not working on Weekend Reads.
While the TFSA accounts are very popular that does not mean that they are being embraced or used to the fullest. This week Rob Carrick of the Globe and Mail penned TFSA’s have been a disappointment in getting Canadians to save more. Rob references a recent study published in the Canadian Tax Journal that looked […]
Checking in on investment returns in 2019.
As we may remember 2018 was a robust year for markets until Santa turned grumpy in December. There was no Santa Claus rally, and in fact Santa took back the market gifts of 2018. We were left with the proverbial lump of coal under the tree. Canadian, US and International stock markets ended negative for […]
Will retiring baby boomers destroy the stock markets?
It’s a fear or suggestion that we hear repeated quite often. The massive cohort of retiring baby boomers will need to sell their stocks to create income and that will crash the stock markets. Or let’s just say it could cause a slow bleed, taking down or suppressing the stock markets over the coming decades. […]