In today’s post I’ll share my finances and investment performance over the last 3 months. 🙂 My liquid net worth does not include my home, digital currencies, or rental properties. Liquid net worth – July through September Both the TSX and S&P 500 remained relatively flat as they fell last month, wiping out the gains of the previous… Read More »
September options trading review This month I received $1,346 in premiums from selling options. Altogether I have made over $6,000 selling call and put options in my non-registered margin account. The more options I trade the easier it becomes to manage larger positions. 🙂 September trading breakdown Here are some key points from this month. I… Read More »
One of the great advantages of living in Canada is the generous government benefits system. Had a baby? Take some tax-free child benefits. Lost your job? Apply for employment insurance benefits (EI.) Making low income? There are multiple assistance program for you. 🙂 But one dilemma facing the financial independence/early retire community is whether or not we should… Read More »
Liberals or Conservatives Is your refrigerator running? If so, I hope it gets a lot of votes. 😉 The federal election is next week. I didn’t watch the recent debate. But I heard it was a train wreck. If the polls are any indication it will be a pretty close race between incumbent Trudeau and O’Toole. Who… Read More »
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 »
August options trading review This month I received $1,169 in premiums from trading options. This is another new record for me! In today’s post I’ll break down my trades for August. Here are some key points from this month. I sold 11 options, all Puts. I bought a put option as part of a spread. More on… Read More »