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What is Wealthsimple? Wealthsimple was founded back in 2014 by Michael Katchen, Brett Huneycutt and Rudy Adler. I gotta say that I really liked the…
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Current Qtrade New Customer Promotion Qtrade currently has the best cash-back offer on the market in an effort to get you to try their platform. …
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If you’ve been circling the idea of index investing, and fully committing to a passively-managed portfolio – but find yourself in paralysis-analysis mode – then…
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Canada’s all-in-one ETFs (also called portfolio ETFs) have been the single most important investment product innovation since I’ve started writing about this stuff nearly two…
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Because I’ve written a lot about the Best Canadian ETFs and the top dividend ETFs, I tend to get a lot of questions and comments…
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Best Pipeline Dividend Stocks In Canada 2025
It’s no secret that we’re big fans of Canadian dividend stocks here at MDJ, and while we have given some shine to Canadian energy stocks…
Investing in Canadian Airline Stocks 2025
Now that travel has opened up again, many MDJ readers have been asking us if now is the time to invest in Canadian Airline stocks.…
What To Do When the Stock Market Crashes
We’re getting a lot of semi-predictable questions via email and article comments that ask some version of: “Is the stock market crashing and what should…
Vanguard Canada Index ETFs vs Mutual Funds
When Vanguard Canada first approached me about doing an interview in regards to their two new mutual fund products, I have to admit that my…
Volatility Index – Trade The VIX And VXX
On this article we’ll be looking at how and when to invest in VIX and VXX, aka: the Volatility Index. We’ll tackle how to buy and…
How To Invest In IPO Stocks In Canada
In today’s episode of Investing Fundamentals with MDJ, we’re looking at IPO stocks – what they are, what upcoming IPOs are coming up, how to…
Questrade Launches a New Mobile App
Responding to the surge of interest in online trading apps that we’ve seen in 2021, the new Questrade mobile trading app – called QuestMobile –…
Best Strategies to Hedge Against Stock Market Downfall
Having a stock hedging strategy is like having insurance… sort of. In general, it’s good to have a way to minimize damage when things go…
Questrade vs Virtual Brokers: 2025 Broker Showdown
This Questrade vs Virtual Brokers 2025 comparison is a battle between Canada’s two lowest cost full-service discount brokerages, and a look at two of my…
Indexed Family Education Fund (RESP) Portfolio Update – 2021 Edition
Welcome to the annual Registered Education Saving Plan (RESP) update where I show transparency on our indexed investment strategy to help pay for our children’s…
The Best ETFs for Canadian Expats Around the World
When my wife and I decided to move to Qatar, I wanted to check and make sure that my index investing strategies could still be…
Your Canadian Expat Investing Toolbox: DIY Discount Brokerages and Robo Advisors
Once you have taken a hard look in the mirror and decided what your target asset allocation should be (with some help if you need…
Real Estate Investing vs Index Investing for Canadian Expats
In talking to dozens of Canadian expats over the last year, I’ve found four money truths that consistently emerge. Given the consistent pattern of those…
The Hot Potato Investing Strategy
If you’ve been following this blog for a while, you’ll know that most of my wealth is in the stock market for the long-term. While…
Building a Simple Low-Cost Indexed ETF Portfolio in USD
With recent articles about all-in-one ETFs and withholding taxes on ETFs in registered accounts, I’ve been getting questions about if there are USD based all-in-one…
Global ETF ex-Canada (XAW/VXC) or 3 Individual ETFs?
If you’ve been following my financial freedom updates, you’ll see that I’m a fan of global index ETFs (ex-Canada). Two of my favorites are XAW…
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