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 […]
Investment lessons from the world’s greatest investor – Warren Buffett.
Every year thousands of shareholders flock to the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting to get an update on company progress, and to hear The Oracle Of Omaha offer his folksy words of wisdom. As you may know Berkshire Hathaway is the company operated by Warren Buffett and his team. Mr. Buffett is one of the richest […]
Investing in the all stock ETF Model Portfolio. Take on the risk, if you can.
On the Cut The Crap Investing ETF Model Portfolio page you’ll find 3 Balanced Portfolios. Next in line is the All Stock Portfolio. This is the ‘plain vanilla’ couch potato approach of using broad market indices. In this portfolio the stocks are flying solo without the support of those bonds that can work as shock […]
Don’t Give Away Half of Your Investments – Beat The Bank.
There’s a new and very important investment book in town. And this one is called Beat The Bank, The Canadian Guide to Simply Successful Investing from Larry Bates. Last week I discussed why Larry just had to write Beat The Bank. In the headline I’m the set up man for Larry. There’s a whole lot […]
How much can you expect to make from your investments?
“How much am I going to make from my investments?” That’s likely the most reasonable question that an investor could ask. When you sign up for a savings account or GIC it’s usually the rate of return that lured you in, or got your attention. We know that many savers are ‘rate chasers’. They go […]





