Method vs. Madness: the benefits of rules-based investing
There has been a lot of discussion here recently about whether or not certain stocks should be included in the Beating the TSX portfolio. IPL, PPL, and BPY-UN have all…
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…
Coping with a market correction
As I write these words, the TSX Composite is down 11.2% in the last week - officially a market correction. News headlines are screaming that it's the fastest sell-off in…
What is confirmation bias?
Building on last month's post which addressed how we might tackle investing in a potentially "over-valued" market, I thought I would explore one of the most common cognitive biases that…
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…
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…