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In mid-April 2020, I wrote about all-weather or ‘permanent’ portfolios, designed specifically to perform well in good, but especially even in bad, market conditions. I played with the asset allocation of a number of permanent portfolios that are out there…
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Markets are volatile. Not that they ‘can be’ volatile, they are volatile. Sometimes, like we’re seeing with the current health crisis of COVID19 and the resulting financial markets’ response to massive injections of income supports and business bailouts from world…
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Great article by Garth Turner on his Greater Fool blog. Why almost all people should elect to take their Canada Pension Plan (CPP) at age 60, even if they don’t ‘need’ it. Here’s the gist: CPP [for folks who don’t…
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From time to time, people have asked me about ‘investing’ in cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, LiteCoin, Ethereum, Zcash, Dash, Ripple, Monero, etc. If you want my short answer and recommendation, it would be ‘don’t’. A cryptocurrency is defined as a digital…
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Wealthsimple will soon be changing the game for Canadian do-it-yourself (DIY) investors. It recently announced that it will be introducing a new mobile trading app for iOS and Android that will allow Canadians to buy over 8000 ETFs and stocks…
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Getting your credit score, and your credit report, is much easier for Canadians than it has ever been before. There are two primary credit bureaus in Canada: Equifax and TransUnion. Canadian legislation requires that they provide you, for free but…
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A common question of retirees and soon-to-be retirees is when to elect to take start payments from the Canada Pension Plan (CPP). The traditional or ‘expected’ time to begin to receive a CPP retirement pension is the month after your…
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Sharing this great article about tax-free investing from Jonathon Chevreau at the Findependence Hub! Armchair Tax-free investing can help you save money over both the long and short term if you invest using these tips. Tax-free investing and using tax…
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We love recliners, for so many reasons! They’re great for comfortably researching and checking your investments, and especially for relaxing and reading the latest blog posts from Armchair Financial! The recliner has been called the armchair, chaise lounge and super…
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Sharing this book review from Jonathon Chevreau at the Findependence Hub! Armchair With 1,100 Canadians reaching the official retirement age of 65 every day, there’s a sea of change occurring in the investment world. The move from wealth accumulation is…
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