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Read more about the article Lessons from the COVID crash and recovery

Lessons from the COVID crash and recovery

Success is not the result of knowledge, talent, or even skill. These things help, to be sure, but the most important determinant of achievement is step-by-step improvement. It doesn't matter…

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  • Post published:May 31, 2020
  • Post category:DIY Investing/Investor psychology
  • Post comments:22 Comments
Read more about the article BTSX after bear markets

BTSX after bear markets

In a recent post we talked about why investing in the stock market during a market correction can be one of the best investment decisions one can make. But what…

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  • Post published:April 19, 2020
  • Post category:Beating the TSX/DIY Investing
  • Post comments:14 Comments

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…

Continue ReadingWhy now is a good time to invest
  • Post published:March 31, 2020
  • Post category:DIY Investing/Investor psychology
  • Post comments:27 Comments

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…

Continue ReadingWhy is the stock market crashing?
  • Post published:March 13, 2020
  • Post category:DIY Investing/Investor psychology
  • Post comments:15 Comments

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…

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  • Post published:February 29, 2020
  • Post category:Investor psychology/Personal stories
  • Post comments:18 Comments
Read more about the article Is it a good time to invest in the stock market?

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…

Continue ReadingIs it a good time to invest in the stock market?
  • Post published:November 1, 2019
  • Post category:Investor psychology
  • Post comments:10 Comments

How Dividend-paying Stocks Behave During A Market Crash – by David Stanley

To accompany our monthly BTSX portfolio update, we have another post by the father of Beating the TSX, David Stanley.  Personally, I am in the middle of moving, so I…

Continue ReadingHow Dividend-paying Stocks Behave During A Market Crash – by David Stanley
  • Post published:September 2, 2019
  • Post category:Beating the TSX/Dividend investing
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Matt

Husband, father, woodworker, DIY investor. I spent eleven years in post-secondary education, fifteen in a profession that was burning me out, and one year traveling around the world with my family. How? Financial independence through dividend investing.

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