Investing Primer: How to get a dividend income or invest in dividend stocks in Canada (overview)
So part of my investing strategy is to get income (passive) on the side from dividends: “But where do I buy dividends?” …is a very common question I get. I just w
Investing Series: What does re-balancing a portfolio and dollar cost averaging mean?
Something that people kept repeating and I didn’t understand when I started, was what “re-balancing a portfolio” meant. I was imagining a tightrope but I am sure
Investing 101: What Stocks, Mutual Funds, Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs), & Dividends are
My goal was to show an overview of stocks, mutual funds, index funds, registered plans and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in one image, so here it goes: This is not a perfect analogy
Investing Series: What does Currency Neutral mean?
What does currency neutral mean?
Investing Series: You really don’t give a rat’s ass about your money, do you?
I am starting to realize that if you are a person who has…. ever randomly picked some mutual fund based on historical (past) returns haven’t looked at your return on s
Investing Series: What is the difference between weighted, listed, and effective MERs?
This is a part of the Investing Series. ————————————————- SHORT ANSWER: There is the “list” price of an MER (what the cost is), and the
Investing Series: Where I invest my money in index funds (ETFs) in Canada
This is a part of the Investing Series. ————————————————- I have almost every single penny of my investments (except for about $14,000 that is lock
Investing Series: How to buy and sell ETFs on Questrade
This is a part of the Investing Series. ————————————————- WHY BOTHER SIGNING UP TO TRADE ON QUESTRADE? Because ETFs are cheaper than mutual funds,
Investing Series: Scared of investing your money and have no clue WTF you’re doing? Start here.
This is a part of the Investing Series. ————————————————- I am seeing a trend when I talk to people who are not part of our little personal finance
Investing Series: 10 Top Index-Tracking ETFs to hold in your Canadian Portfolio
This is a part of the Investing Series. ————————————————- Total credit goes to Mark of My Own Advisor who goes into detail for each index fund. He