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…
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…
Is it a good time to invest in the stock market?
There is one investing question that comes up more than any other: Is now a good time to be putting money into the stock market? The stock market has been…
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…