Tag Archives: tfsa

2017 Financial Goals

What’s 6 inches long and gets Kim Kardashian excited? That’s right. It’s money. 😀 Especially the one with Benjamin’s face on it. There is certainly no shortage of liquidity in the world today thanks to central banks. As investors, our priority is to increase our expected returns while reducing our anticipated risks. A good way to go about doing this is by… Read More »

Why the Average Investor Performs so Poorly

When Average Isn’t Enough Everyone knows that exotic dancers are bad at investing. After all, they always end up losing their shirts. 😆 But they are not alone. Most people in general are simply not very successful at investing. According to BlackRock, the largest financial management company in the world with nearly $5 trillion of AUM, the average American investor managed to make only… Read More »

My TFSA Performance and Holdings – Nov 2015 Fiscal Update

Sick Days A recent Financial Post article suggests that the most important determinant of your sick leave use is whether or not you work for the government. On average, public sector employees take about 10.6 sick days annually, which is a 47% increase from 7.2 sick days back in 1987. Meanwhile, sick leave use in the private sector is only… Read More »

What a Liberal Government Means for Canadian Personal Finances

What a Liberal Government Means for Canadian Investors ? Last week the charismatic Justin Trudeau lead the Liberals to win the 2015 federal election. I’m sure his good looks has nothing to do his popularity and success. 😛 Justin pledged to make meaningful policy changes to the country that could benefit millions. But will his commitments help you? The… Read More »