In a rapidly changing world Environment and social issues are shaping how policy makers, consumers, and corporate executives behave. Therefore, investors also have to understand how these issues impact economies and financial markets. 🙂 In today’s post I’ll explain what those changes are, and what I’m doing to position my finances accordingly. As usual I don’t plan to… Read More »
Yes, rates will probably be higher in 2022. But not as much as people might think. Inflation is stubbornly high. We’ve been above the Bank of Canada’s target rate of 2% since March, and the rising cost of living doesn’t seem to be even slowing down. This prompted the top economist at Scotiabank, Derek Holt to predict… Read More »
How to handle market volatility When the dot com bubble popped in the early 2000s, a lot of investors dumped their Amazon stock. The share price plunged 95% from its high. 🙁 Stock prices fluctuate a lot in the short term, but over the long run they ultimately reflect the intrinsic value of the underlying company. And that… Read More »
Crazy high bids you won’t believe A non-fungible token (NFT) represents a unique digital item, such as articles and blog posts. 😉 Practically anyone can create their own NFT. You just have to connect your crypto wallet to an NFT marketplace. Rarible and OpenSea are both good options. But be aware the gas fees, which is used to… Read More »
A review of what happened Around mid 2019 I explained why I was bullish on real estate, silver, and bonds for the next 18 months. That’s why I purchased an investment property that year. Well 18 months have passed. Silver is up 50% since 2019. Bond funds, such as ZLC, are up double digits too. And the housing… Read More »
The world is moving fast and keeping up with technology is key to thriving long term in the financial markets. Lately bitcoin has become a hot topic on the internet. So I’ve been scooping it up over the last few months. I mentioned this on Twitter. The last time I blogged about buying bitcoin was in 2017 where… Read More »