What an unorthodox hockey strategy teaches us about investing and managing clients
Financial literacy advocate, speaker and author of nine personal finance books
Bubbles can build and burst at different intervals, or not burst at all
The number-one regret reveals the need for advisors
Last week, U.S. tariffs were announced on steel and aluminum imports—25% on steel and 10% on aluminum. Canada and Mexico are excepted, so long as NAFTA negotiations are ongoing. The exception notwithstanding, the development isn’t good news for investors. “Protectionist U.S. trade policies will do more harm than good, not just to the country’s export […]
The oft-quoted fear index is widely misunderstood
Discover a potentially better way to capture returns, beyond growth or value strategies
Canadians who are trying to stick to financial resolutions in the new year have their work cut out for them. That’s because one in five Canadians has a credit card balance that’s larger than their savings, finds a survey commissioned by FPSC and Credit Canada. Gift-buying could be a contributing factor, with 21% of those […]
Professional managers often dislike gambling comparisons, but there are lessons
At the end of 2015, the S&P 500 had a 20-year annualized return of 8.2%. In contrast, actual investor return was 4.7%, reveals research from Dalbar Inc. Why the 3.5% difference? Some can be attributed to a lack of cash or a need to remove capital from the market (1.2%); some, to fund expenses (0.8%). […]