It’s been a while since we gave a shout out to the Canadian Robo advisors. I’ve suggested for quite some time that the Robo’s are a great option for the bulk of Canadians who are trapped in high fee mutual funds. A recent post from Rob Carrick of the Globe and Mail confirms what I’ve […]
Where will the stock markets go next? On Weekend Reads.
Of course no one knows where the stock markets will go next. Predictions are difficult to make, especially about the future. That said we do know stock market history and the history of stock market corrections. Can they be a guide? As they say, history doesn’t repeat itself but it does rhyme. Where will the […]
The stock markets are ridiculous. Maybe you shouldn’t look.
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. […]
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 […]
The Dividend Aristocrats in Canada and the US.
The Dividend Aristocrats may form the bedrock of dividend growth investing in the US. Many investors trust the divining rod of a meaningful dividend growth history. It takes an incredibly successful company to make its way into the venerable S&P 500 index. For a company to then be able to increase its dividend every year […]