Learning from my own investment mistakes
Like many Canadians, early in my investing career, I was investing in high fee mutual funds and the high fees were eating into my returns. I started dabbling in DIY investing but I didn’t get …
Intermediate
Intermediate topics on investing & FIRE
Best stocks to buy in 2022 – 6 stocks I plan to buy more of
If you look at our dividend portfolio, you’ll see that we own over 50 individual dividend stocks and one index ETF. I will be the first one to admit that we probably own a few …
What are Canadian Depositary Receipts (CDRs) – Should you invest in CDRs?
It is always great to see innovation and new products in the banking and investing industry. A few months ago, CIBC introduced the Canadian Depositary Receipts (CDRs) on the NEO Exchange as a way to …
26 Best US Dividend Stocks – DGI roundup
Earlier this year, I asked several dividend growth investing (DGI) bloggers and asked them to pick three of their favourite Canadian dividend stocks based on total growth (i.e. a combination of growth, dividend growth, or …
How to donate securities to charity in Canada
Recently Reader M provided some excellent insight on early withdrawal strategies. At the end of the blog post, I mentioned that charitable giving is important, particularly with what is going on in today’s world. After …
Should I invest in high yield covered call ETFs?
Why is dividend investing an attractive investing strategy? The main attraction, I think, lies in the idea of living off dividends, being tax-efficient, and not touching your principal. By not touching the principal, many investors …
I maxed out RRSP and TFSA now what?
Many of you know that each year, Mrs. T and I aim to max out our RRSPs and TFSAs. Once we’ve maxed out our RRSPs and TFSAs, we then start transferring money in our taxable …