A properly diversified portfolio should include businesses from all over the world. Valuation wise, stocks in developing countries are currently much cheaper than in North America. So in today’s post I’ll go over several emerging markets ETFs to consider adding to your portfolio. VWO and IEMG The Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a low management fee of… Read More »
My new investments in psychedelic companies In 2015 I wrote about buying $WEED stock and deduced that the marijuana industry was going to the moon. $WEED is up 800% since then. 🙂 Today I believe investing in psychedelics may be the next smart move. The industry is still small – worth about $3 billion this year. But reports… Read More »
Missing out on growth I’ve always been a dividend growth investor. I thought this was the fastest way to achieve financial freedom with minimal risk. But maybe I was wrong. Dividend growth stocks have a long history of growing profits and distribute regular income to investors. I’ve blogged about how much I like them before. But recently I… Read More »
New additions to my portfolio Every year during tax season I contribute new funds to my retirement account (RRSP.) One day I will become a retired man with a pension for telling bad jokes. 😀 I’ve added a few companies to my portfolio this morning. 🙂 In this post I’ll describe what I’m focused on investing now, and… Read More »
My new 2021 purchase: Alimentation Couche-Tard On January 15th I purchased 50 shares of Alimentation Couche-Tard (TSE:ATD.B). In today’s post I will explain how to price a stock, and why I think it’s a good time buy Couche-Tard. A Defensive Strategy for 2021 As mentioned in my 2021 financial plan, I think consumer defensive and staple companies… Read More »
The unfounded obsession with index investing There’s a common belief that attempting to outperform the stock market is futile so everyone should index invest. But is it true? 🤔 A thread on the r/investing subreddit asked if anyone can beat the market. Here are some community replies: “I know I am statistically extremely unlikely to beat the market,… Read More »