The esoteric world of video game collecting Surprisingly my best performing investment is not a stock or any other financial asset. It’s actually a video game. In 2011 I won 3 games in an online auction for US $85. The original listing is long gone, but I still have the email record of the transaction. How lucrative can… Read More »
For long term investors, earning 5% to 7% annual return (after tax) is a suitable target to aim for. But this is difficult to pull off today. The current expected returns of the financial markets are extremely low by historical standards. Traditional asset classes such as stocks and bonds are generally overvalued now. Stock Market Expected Return = 3.2% The… Read More »
Investing in a Brighter Future The Easiest $300 I’ll Make This Year Hello eco-conscious friends! I recently discovered a way to earn $300 in interest/year by using leverage and low interest rates. 🙂 For those who are interested in the details, here’s how it’s done. Step 1: Borrow $10,000 from the bank at 3% annual interest rate. Step 2:… Read More »
MICs – Real Estate Investment Through Debt It appears both the real estate and stock markets in Canada are at all time highs 😯 Meanwhile yields on bonds and GICs are still near record lows. 🙁 Even cash is losing its appeal because energy and food prices have pushed the inflation rate to a multi-year high. Which begs the question: Where… Read More »
I got a call earlier this week from a fellow who works for a diamond brokerage firm. I gave them my contact information when I went to a resource conference earlier this year. He wanted to tell me that their Vancouver office is holding a seminar later this month about investing in diamonds. Fancy colored diamonds in particular. I thought… Read More »
When we talk about investing we generally think about the stocks or fixed income market. But as we all know the Toronto stock exchange hasn’t done very well in the last 5 years and bond yields are still relatively low. More investors are starting to look into alternative ways to put their cash to good use. One way… Read More »