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What happens when your landlord misses mortgage payments? Jun 11th
You held up your end of the bargain and paid your rent on time—only to learn your landlord failed to keep up with mortgage payments and the home may need to be sold. Panic sets in, as you don’t know if you can continue to call this place your home. Experts say there are a number of ways thi.... More »
Poilievre calls for ethics committee to investigate B.C. ‘condo bailout’ - CTV News Jun 28th
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How to build a financial plan when your income is unpredictable + MORE Aug 14th
A lot of mainstream financial advice operates under the assumption of predictable paycheques and enough financial cushion to comfortably optimize for retirement, investing, or home ownership. But when you’re self-employed, money management tends to look a little different.
I’ve been a freelan.... More »
Why filing your taxes is the first financial step that actually matters + MORE Apr 24th
For most of my adult life, I had never paid personal income tax—not because I was avoiding it, but because I lived and worked in the Middle East, where that’s simply not part of the system. When we started planning our move to Canada, the idea of paying taxes was, if I’m being honest, intimida.... More »
Does good financial advice have a shelf life? Jul 10th
I have come to believe that one of the clearest signs of progress is our willingness to ask questions. Not necessarily the big, life-changing ones, but the quieter questions that make us stop and wonder whether the way things were is really the way they should still be. Every question we ask becomes.... More »
Do you need market-neutral ETFs in your portfolio?
– moneysense.ca
In August 2025, I wrote about a concept that started gaining traction among financial advisors: the 40-30-30 portfolio. This allocation emerged in the aftermath of the 2022 bear market, when rising inflation and aggressive interest-rate hikes caused both stocks and bonds to decline at the same time. That challenged the traditional balanced portfolio and pushed advisors to look for alternatives.
The idea is to reduce exposure to stocks and bonds and allocate a larger portion to alternative assets. Those alternatives can take many forms. Some investors turn to hard assets or digital stores of value like gold or cryptocurrencies. Others look at private markets, including private equity, private credit, and real estate.
Then there is a third category that tends to get less attention but is increasingly accessible: hedge fund-like alternative or market-neutral strategies designed to generate returns with low correlation to traditional assets.
Since early 2019, regulatory changes in Canada have expanded access to liquid alternatives in both mutual fund and ETF format…
