Back in 2010 when I started this blog I set out a goal to reach financial freedom by the year I turn 35 years old 😉 I didn’t know exactly how I was going to do it but I knew I had 12 years to figure it out. Fast forward to today and I’m 26 years old with… Read More »
Earlier this year I explained how to profit from the growing world of smartphone and tablet devices by using the mobile trinity strategy 😀 I didn’t have enough money at the time to complete the trinity and only had 2 out of 3 parts. Well I finally saved enough and earlier this week I bought 30 shares of Qualcomm… Read More »
I recently posted an article introducing the TD e-Series mutual funds and how to open up an account. These are easy to understand, low cost funds that are simple and easy to manage with no trading commission. In today’s post I’ll go over how to buy and sell these funds, and explain some creative strategies for using them… Read More »
Fed Taper The Federal Reserve announced earlier this week that they will begin to taper their bond/mortgage program from $85 billion a month to just $75 billion starting from January next year. I was a little surprised when the stock markets jumped on this news. I suppose investors believe the economy is doing better. What does this mean… Read More »
There’s a common misconception that cash is somehow a safe asset. People who have lost money investing in the financial markets may believe stocks are risky, and cash is safe. But what if I told you that not all cash is created equal 😎 Iceland was hit even harder by the 2008 financial crisis than the U.S. and it’s… Read More »
An online study by Ipsos Reid for Sun Life Financial interviewed 1,239 Canadians last month about their financial situation this year. The survey found that overall 57% of Canadians felt they were not any better off than they were a year ago. A disproportionate amount of women and those aged 55 and older (61%) felt this way. Only… Read More »