What I’m watching right now Have a look at this chart. It’s the latest data from CREA showing that homes across Canada have increased in price by 28% year over year. 😮 Sweet baby cheez-its! That’s very surprising for home owners, and scary for renters. Even if a renter doesn’t plan to buy a home any time soon,… Read More »
Making the most out of compound interest In my latest YouTube video I spend 5 minutes describing how to make use of double compound interest. It’s basically like regular compound interest, but you end up with twice as much money in the end. 🙂 You can watch the video by clicking here or take a look below. … Read More »
Missing out on growth I’ve always been a dividend growth investor. I thought this was the fastest way to achieve financial freedom with minimal risk. But maybe I was wrong. Dividend growth stocks have a long history of growing profits and distribute regular income to investors. I’ve blogged about how much I like them before. But recently I… Read More »
New additions to my portfolio Every year during tax season I contribute new funds to my retirement account (RRSP.) One day I will become a retired man with a pension for telling bad jokes. 😀 I’ve added a few companies to my portfolio this morning. 🙂 In this post I’ll describe what I’m focused on investing now, and… Read More »
The tables are turning in North America. Canada’s economy, known to be one of the strongest ones in the developed world, has hit a road bump (o_O) And the US in turn is going full steam ahead! Real GDP in Canada in the 3rd quarter (July to Sept) only grew by 0.6% annualized. That means our economy pretty… Read More »