Schwab’s SCHD is a popular U.S. dividend ETF that has been disappointing investors for a long time. Does that disappointment mean that the fund is going to shine when (if) the AI bubble bursts? And speaking of shining, we’ll take a look at gold. Can it go even higher? Plus, Canada’s most defensive sector ETF […]
The common mistakes in retirement, on the Sunday Reads.
We all make mistakes. There is no such thing as the perfect portfolio. In the accumulation stage we usually have time to recover from mistakes and hopefully we’ll learn from those mistakes. Learning from mistakes will usually move us towards a more passive global core index-based portfolio. In retirement, we don’t always get a second […]
Calling the bottom on Canadian telco stocks, on the Sunday Reads.
For investors and retirees, Canadian telco stocks delivered the wrong numbers for a few years. While the Canadian stock market offered double digit returns, the telcos moved into a new area code called ‘the land of no returns’. Let’s ring up a few more telco puns, shall we? It was quite the disconnect. Telcos are […]
The TSX tops 30,000 for the first time, on the Sunday Reads.
The Canadian stock market topped the 30,000 level for the first time this past week. During the Tuesday session, the S&P/TSX Composite index ended down 143.35 points, or 0.5%, at 29,761. During the session the index traded above the 30,000 threshold for the first time after posting a record closing high on Monday. It has […]
Core Canadian equity ETFs for your ETF portfolio, on the Sunday Reads.
Today we’ll look at the core Canadian equity ETFs that you might use when you build a global ETF portfolio. The Canadian stock market is dominated by financials and energy. It is not a well-diversified index. It might be a case of pick your poison, a level of ‘undiversification’. That said, the weakness of the […]
Can you retire on one million dollars in Canada? Plus, the Sunday Reads.
Can you retire with one million dollars? Of course there are many questions to answer first. At what age? How much will you receive in government benefits? Are you single or with spouse? How much debt will your carry into retirement? What lifestyle do you want to live in retirement? Do you want to leave […]