This financial crisis appears to be getting worse by the day. The economy is stalled and millions of workers have lost their jobs. 🙁 Did you hear about the man who was fired at a coffee factory? They say he had no filter. 😎 But there is a silver lining here. As the stock market sinks the dividend… Read More »
Temperament is everything Investors can often get in their own way. It can be hard to stomach a bear market. But it’s especially important at challenging times like these to keep our emotions in check, or else we could make mistakes and lose our shirts. There are three types of investors during a stock market crash – those… Read More »
Opportunity for the well prepared Well it’s finally happened. The record breaking 11 year long bull market has come to a screeching halt as stocks tumbled more than 30% in the fastest pace ever recorded. Last Thursday the TSX dropped 12% in a single day, the most in recorded history. But this should come as no surprise if… Read More »
Millennials swell to 73 million as Boomers decline to 72 million This year millennials have overtaken baby boomers as America’s largest living adult generation, according to population projections from the U.S. Census Bureau. This will have implications for how financial services are consumed now and in the future. A new report called the Apex Millennial 100 takes a… Read More »
The Canadian federal election is coming up soon. And after that the U.S. presidential race will be in full swing for the 2020 election. Will the incumbent Donald Trump stay for another 4 years? It’s hard to make that call at this point. But perhaps there are some investment opportunities we can look at in the meantime. Unfortunately… Read More »
A few years ago I bought 50 shares of Avigilon Corp (TSE:AVO) at a price of $25 per share. Avigilon is a surveillance and security company based in Vancouver. The idea for the trade was to ride the momentum up and then sell it for a profit. Soon after however, instead of continuing to climb, the stock price dropped. 🙁… Read More »