There’s no bigger story these days than the earnings reports south of the border (where they keep most of the best companies on the planet) and in Canada. We can’t paint the earnings picture with one brush as many sectors are performing well, while others struggle. It is a tale of two economies as the […]
Investing in Canada on the Sunday Reads.
Happy Canada Day long weekend to those who celebrate. And celebrate we should. While most of us will have some “suggestions” about how to make things better, we should first admit that we won the lottery when it comes to the passport we hold. Canada is a wonderful place to live. The true north strong […]
We’re selling our winners on the Sunday Reads.
What do you do when you have runaway winning stocks? You sell them, silly. Especially if the valuations are out of control, or out of this world. Those stocks might live in the land of AI – artificial intelligence. The share prices might be artificially inflated. The U.S. stock market is enjoying a bull run […]
Buying the big Canadian banks, plus the debt ceiling on the Sunday Reads.
The U.S. debt ceiling standoff stole most of the headlines the past week. And “this just in” as they say on the nightly news – the Democrats and Republicans have potentially reached a deal. The debt ceiling will be increased and there will be no U.S. default. Phew! Of course most knew how this game […]
Checking in on our U.S. stocks on the Sunday Reads.
Eight years ago, I bought 15 U.S. dividend growth stocks as a real-life portfolio demonstration. More than a demonstration, it was the total value of our U.S. holdings in our retirement accounts. The strategy was to create a more defensive and retirement-ready portfolio. The portfolio slants to quality, profitability and business moats. The 15 stocks […]
The Easter Sunday Reads.
Happy Easter to those who observe and ‘celebrate’. We’re counting our dividends and counting our blessings on the Sunday Reads. In this post you’ll find some dividend portfolio updates. Other Canadian investors ‘have portfolio will travel’. Should you avoid bonds in retirement? Got international stocks? And you’ll find the performance update for the core ETF […]