[Edit] The following post was written in July 2014. I’ve posted an update in October about my purchased Sherritt Bonds. It’s not doing so well. [/edit] ———————————————————- Investing in High Yield Bonds Last year I blogged about wanting to invest in bonds as one of my goals because I’ve heard smart people invest in stocks, but smarter people invest in bonds… Read More »
If you ever want to feel rich just head over to globalrichlist.com to find out where you are on the spectrum of wealth. For example when I punched in my income I found out that I am in the top 1% of all earners in the world 🙂 My income is so high I can afford to pay the… Read More »
Last week I invested roughly $5K into two new companies: Timbercreek, and Atrium. Both are mortgage backed securities called MICs and trade publicly on the TSX. Timbercreek (TMC) is based out of Ontario, where it conducts most of it’s lending business. TMC recently lowered its interest payout to 7.8% a year, which is still pretty attractive 🙂 Its CEO… Read More »
I often gain financial knowledge by attending local events and seminars. It doesn’t mean every event I go to will directly lead me to make an investment decision, but they all help to improve my understanding of how money works in general. So here are some upcoming free events in major Canadian cities that might interest some people. Note: some of… Read More »
I was kicked out of university after my first year 😕 I had it coming though since I was probably the worst student on campus. But overall I’m glad I still enrolled, even if the experience was short lived. Going to university made me realize what really matters in my life. It all started back in 2005 in my final year… Read More »
Somewhere in the world right now there’s a person who is working 10 hours a day doing manual labour and making minimum wage. He realizes his life could be much better so he saves what he can to build the future that he wants. He believes that he can change his circumstances in life by working hard, and having… Read More »