The RESP survival guide: everything you need to know
Having children means planning for their future. Aside from being raised in a loving and supportive environment, one of the best things we can do for our children’s long-term success…
How to invest during periods of high inflation
Inflation. It's the boogeyman, the grim reaper, the silent killer of investors' retirement dreams. A survey by Leger recently showed that 84% of Canadians are worried about inflation. Another survey…
Risk vs Reward: Dividend investing and risk adjusted returns
John is proud of his son Chad. Last year he landed his first full time job and every month he saves money and invests it. One day they are talking…
Stock prices have dropped. What is the moral of this story? – by David Stanley
There was once a Countryman who possessed the most wonderful Goose you can imagine, for every day when he visited the nest, the Goose had laid a beautiful, glittering, golden…
An interview with the creator of Beating the TSX, David Stanley
I know a lot of our readers will be excited to hear your thoughts on a variety of topics, so thank you so much for spending this time with me.Thanks,…
How to use BTSX in real life
Having just posted our annual Beating the TSX update, I'm receiving lots of good questions about how to put the Beating the TSX method into action. I hope this updated…
Beating the TSX annual update 2021/2022
Welcome to the long-awaited Beating the TSX annual update!North American investors have been shaking their heads and shrugging their shoulders at the stock markets during this pandemic - usually accompanied…
Canadian dividend investors got a raise in 2021 (+ a history of BTSX dividend hikes and cuts)
Happy New Year, dividend investors! I’m looking forward to crunching the numbers for our complete 2021 BTSX update over the next few days. In the meantime, if you’ve been paying…
One more year syndrome
John had been working for several decades. He made a decent income, spent with restraint, and saved consistently. Based on his financial plan, he knew how much money he needed…
I took a 90% pay cut and I couldn’t be happier
This past weekend, my wife and I did something we've never done before - we were vendors at a craft show here in Picton, Ontario. For years we'd dreamed of…