Why now is a good time to invest
What a month. Humanity is living through the worst pandemic in a century. Canada's oil and gas sector is on the ropes. And our investments have taken a beating. Is…
This category is all about investing in stocks, bonds, and real estate. I might write about individual equities, ETFs, REITs, and mutual funds.
Why is the stock market crashing?
Two days ago the stock market officially entered bear market territory, coming down 20% from its high just a few weeks ago. Yesterday the TSX dropped another 12% - the…
BPY.UN: does Brookfield Property Partners belong in your portfolio?
I am no stock analyst, I just play one on this blog (from time to time). With a recent shake-up of the TSX 60 index, Encana (ECA) is out and…
Isn’t it great to be an individual investor? (by David Stanley)
Two days ago the S&P 500 dropped 800 points - almost 3% (the S&P/TSX Composite Index was "only" down about 2%). The next morning, I found an email in my…
Our war with the future
Once upon a long long time ago, a famous military general was returning from war. He couldn't wait to get home to his family and his palace, but there were…
Investing with Dividend Funds (by David Stanley)
Here's another guest post by the original Beating the TSX author, David Stanley. In his last post, he laid out the case for dividend investing in general. Here he offers…
Planning vs reacting
There is an axiom in medicine: don't do a test unless it will change your management. It's tempting to get information just for the sake of having more information, especially…
