July was an amazing month for stocks 😀 The S&P 500 index which contains many US stocks I own has climbed higher than 1,700 for the first time evar! My gut feeling tells me the market is fully priced right now so I’m not going to buy any new stocks for the next month and just focus on… Read More »
Recently read in the news that the average Canadian household now has a net worth of $400,151 CAD, a record high. Yay, time to partay＼(~o~)／ This is great news because more money translates into better purchasing power so buying goods and services become more affordable, relatively speaking. I didn’t know exactly why my net worth has been going up… Read More »
Last month at this time I mentioned I had $15K ready to deploy for the downpayment of my second farmland. Each farm produces 2 rental cheques. Once in the spring/summer when seeding occurs, and the other cheque gets deposited in October when the crops are harvested. As luck would have even though the second farmland isn’t legally mine… Read More »
Lady luck has blessed me with a bunch of serendipity again this month \(^_^)/ The financial markets did relatively well (appears we didn’t have a “Sell in May” year,) the US dollar increased, and I was able to bring home $1000 from extra income sources like dividends and a side job. It was also a great first quarter for the North… Read More »
April was a pretty eventful month financially. Gold had a big correction but has regained some of its loss now. Many companies which I own shares in such as Apple and Suncor reported their quarterly earnings. Most were good news 😉 Precious metals and other commodities were cheaper in April due to slower than anticipated growth in Asia. Canada’s… Read More »
As per readers’ feedback from the previous month’s fiscal update I’ve decided to convert the value of all my USD assets into Canadian dollars when I calculate my net worth. By factoring in the exchange rate I hope to have a more accurate picture of my net worth 😀 Luckily the $USD is worth more than $CAD, so my US… Read More »