Category Archives: Investing

Investing Part 3: RRSP or Non-Registered or TFSA, Where Should Your ETFs Go?

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Sao_Paulo_Stock_ExchangeInvesting Part 3: RRSP or Non-Registered or TFSA, Where Should Your ETFs Go?

Okay, so you’ve made the wise decision to invest your money, and you’ve even got some ideas for what ETFs you want to buy, so which account should you use?

“It depends.”

Phew! Dodged that bullet, now lets talk about puppies and beaches and other more fun things.

Well that’s what I wanted to do, and I’ll be the first to admit I’ve been avoiding opening this can of worms because they’re so many variables. That said, I’d rather spend some time to work through portfolio asset optimization than leave money on the table for the taxman.

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Investing Part 2: ETFs and Making Your Money Work, So You Don’t Have To!

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Source: Flickr courtesy of Celestine Chua

Source: Flickr courtesy of Celestine Chua

Investing Part 2: ETFs and Making Your Money Work, So You Don’t Have To!

The best part about putting money into a diverse range of investments, is that they work 120+ hours a week, while you can sit back and work as little or as much as you want. The stock market never takes a vacation, never gets sick, never gets lazy, and never stops working! Previously, I teased you guys/gals with the power of compound growth and briefly introduced exchange traded funds (ETFs). In today’s post I’ll dive deeper and discuss easy and reliable ways to make your money work, so you don’t have to.

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Investing Part 1: $1 Saved is $1.07 Earned!

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Investing Part 1: $1 Saved is $1.07 Earned!

$1 saved is $1.07 earned! Wait, what? Don’t worry I haven’t totally lost my mind (although sometimes my partner thinks otherwise)! Thanks to the all powerful, and sometimes mysterious stock market, it is perfectly reasonable to earn 7 cents for every dollar that you invest. Now you may be thinking, why would anyone care about 7 cents? Well, most people probably wouldn’t care at all, but most people also wouldn’t invest only $1.

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