OK, I was going to use the word ‘stupid’. But I did not want to hurt the feelings of Mr. Market. So we’ll just say that you are ridiculous. For quite some time you’ve been somewhat sensible. I’ll have to give you that. But yesterday, you were out of control. It was silly. You didn’t […]
Wealthsimple and investors behaving badly.
Most investors go through the masochist phase. They hurt themselves over and over again. OK, I should not call them investors. This is the path to becoming an investor. Many start out trading and speculating. And by trading I mean losing money. The folks at Wealthsimple should not be surprised to see investors behaving badly. […]
How do you invest in the Canadian stock market?
This post will focus on building your own portfolio of individual Canadian stocks. There are so many simple and interesting ‘stock picking’ strategies for the Canadian market. Many of the strategies focus on the big Canadian dividend payers. We’ll look at a few of those strategies. This might hold the answer to how do you […]
Putting an end to the dividend debate, on Weekend Reads.
This just in; big juicy Canadian dividends beat the market . That was the finding revealed in this Norman Rothery article in the Globe and Mail. I am sorry dividend deniers, it’s not good news. Big Canadian Dividend payers beat the market by some 3.8%, on average per year. From that Globe article … And […]
Should investors avoid the cyclical crap in Canada?
As an investment option the Canadian stock market can take a lot of heat. Canada is only 3% of the world economy. The Canadian stock market is concentrated in financials, energy and materials. Should Canadian investors avoid those laggard energy and materials stocks? While the Canadian banks and insurance companies have been terrific investments, the […]
My investment moves on Weekend Reads.
US and Canadian stock markets have hit new highs. What is an investor to do? While choppy and volatile markets can cause investor paralysis, so can robust markets. My moves? I’ve started to trim some of our US stocks. I’ve added some US bonds to help protect our US stock assets. It seems that investors […]