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 […]
How to place buy and sell orders for your ETFs.
This week I helped a friend invest their entire RRSP portfolio at Questrade. It was a significant sum given that he had been adding to this portfolio for decades. He is now comfortably invested in VBAL, that one ticket portfolio from Vanguard. He had been paying some very high mutual fund fees and was receiving […]
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 […]
Should you invest in pot stocks? How do you invest in the cannabis sector?
It’s the industry that’s taken the investment world by storm. And Canadians are leading the way thanks to the legalization of marijuana for personal use. You can essentially become a seller/dealer of Mary Jane in legal fashion. Oh how times have changed. Many Canadian investors have already made a lot of money off of this […]