Why Hedge Fund Investors Are Like Monty Python’s Black Knight
#InvestingPlenty of people joke that it’s tough to make Canadians mad. They’re reputed to be tolerant and polite. My wife and I once stayed…
Hot Investment Hands Are Like Sports Heroes
#InvestingI grew up watching sports. My heroes rose. They triumphed. And then they always failed. We expect that. A reporter asked former world heavyweight boxing champion,…
Why Social Security Benefits Are Better Than You Think
#Retirement #InvestingTwo years ago, I had dinner with an American couple that worked in Tanzania. The adventurous couple raised their children in Ethiopia, Kenya and Indonesia. Now…
Financial Experts Say a Giant Crash Is Coming: What Are You Going To Do?
#Mindset #InvestingMore than 60 years ago, social psychologist Leon Festinger and two of his associates infiltrated a cult. The cult leader, whom the researchers called Marian Keech,…
Why Keep Bonds At Your Portfolio Party?
#InvestingStocks might be driving you crazy with their manic ups and downs. But there is no doubt; they’re still the life and soul of the…
Create Income For Retirement
#Retirement #InvestingI recently met someone who said, “I want to invest in something that allows me to withdraw 6% per year and my principle will never lower…
Smart Investing Is Simple, But That Doesn't Make It Easy
#Investingcan teach you to thrash the performance of most professional traders. That might sound crazy, even boastful. But it’s true. You can trounce the performance…
Can Experts Pick The Best Mutual Funds For A Volatile Market?
#InvestingSo far, 2020 has been a wild ride for stocks. The S&P 500 gained about 4.2 percent from January 1st to February 19th.…
How To Help Your Children Become Financial Powerhouses
#Children #InvestingHere’s the text that I would like below the title: Plenty of my Canadian friends ask, “How can our children invest? In response, I published…
The Draw For High Dividend-Paying Stocks and ETFs
#InvestingWhat’s better? An ETF of high dividend paying stocks or a regular stock market ETF? Is it different for retirees? What’s better for young…