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New investors have lots to learn. They can take baby steps by starting to invest in exchange-traded funds (ETFs). ETFs originally came about as a passive investing instrument that follows the performance of an index for a very low fee. They give the opportunity for new investors who hav...

For beginner investors, passive investing using exchange-traded funds (ETFs) , can be a less stressful and more hands-off alternative to stock picking. Investing passively using ETFs also eliminates bad investing habits like panic-selling or chasing “hot” stocks. A...

So, you’ve opened a brokerage account, funded your TFSA / RRSP , and are ready to begin investing in the Canadian stock market. If you’re looking at a long page of tickers, you might start feeling confused. Which stocks are buys? Which ones are less risky? How do y...

Stock-picking can lead to outsized gains, but research on active versus passive investing shows that most investors fail to outperform a simple index fund over long periods of time. Personally, I’m a big fan of using low-cost exchange-traded funds, or ETFs to create a...

For most investors, passive investing using exchange-traded funds (ETFs) , especially those that track broad market stock indexes , is the way to go. There is plenty of evidence out there that investors holding a low-cost, globally diversified stock portfolio will beat the major...

With many stocks trading at multi-year lows, now is the perfect time for new investors to start looking at buying stocks. Because after a significant market correction like we’ve seen all year, plenty of the best stocks and ETFs on the TSX are finally worth a buy. But while t...

Inflation is running hot this year. Canada’s most recent CPI reading showed a 7.7% increase in the price level — the highest in 39 years. The Canada Pension Plan (CPP) is supposed to be inflation-indexed, and benefits generally do rise a bit every year. However, it would be to...

The TSX fell below 18,717.10 on June 23, 2022, a day after Statistics Canada reported an inflation rate of 7.7% for May this year. The reading for last month will come out on July 20, 2022, and people are worried that it could top 8%. Because of heightened market volatility, emotions ca...

Welcome to a series where I break down and compare some of the most popular exchange-traded funds (ETFs) available to Canadian investors! Canadian investors taking a passive approach to buying domestic stocks generally default to the tried-and-true S&P/TSX 60 Index , but...

Global growth is weakening. Consumers are cutting back on spending which is pushing companies to lay off workers. Unemployed workers, in turn, spend less, which creates a vicious cycle that could lead to a recession. An economic downturn isn’t set in stone, but the likelihood is ...