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As we head into back to school season, our October 2025 Best Canadian Dividend Stocks list update reveals a pretty solid year-to-date performance for our…
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With GIC rates shrinking as quickly as Canada’s economic prospects, finding the best Canadian high interest savings account in 2025 is more important than ever.…
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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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Is Questrade Safe & Secure? One of the most common questions that I have gotten in the comments below is: Is investing my money through…
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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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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 –…
Ultimate Guide to Peer-to-Peer Lending in Canada
Peer-to-peer lending in Canada is a unique niche for Canadian investors looking for higher returns on fixed income. If you want to act as the…
Canada’s Purpose Longevity Pension Fund: Is It a Guaranteed 6.15% Pension for Life?
For many years Canadians had some excellent options when it came to determining where they were going to get money from in retirement. You had…
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…
Investing In Collectibles as An Alternative Asset Class
While Bitcoin and Gamestop have grabbed all of the investing headlines in 2021, investing in various collectibles such as hockey cards, stamps, art, coins, and…
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…
Quick Tip: Questrade Currency Settlement
I’ve made a lot of mistakes along my personal finance journey. Let me tell you about one of these mistakes. Rhymes with “nasal” The year…
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…
Calculating Your Adjusted Cost Base (ACB)
If you’ve invested in a non-registered portfolio you’ve likely come across the tax-preparation question: How to calculate your adjusted cost base (ACB). It’s certainly a…
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…
Where to Put your Investments for Maximum Tax Efficiency
I’ve been getting a number of emails from readers about dividend investing and which type of investment account to use for maximum tax efficiency. This…
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…
Real Life Example of Norbert’s Gambit and Foreign Exchange w/ BMO InvestorLine
The continued strength of U.S Dollars (USD) has made it more expensive for Canadians to purchase US goods. As of this week, $1 CAD =…
How to Transfer a Work Pension to a LIRA
When my wife recently left her career in health care, there was a bit more administrative work than expected. One of these administrative items was…
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