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Like most retired or semi-retired investors—even those with traditional 60/40 balanced portfolios—I found 2022 a challenging year. While our family’s investment portfolio is super diversified by asset class and geography, we had our share of losers, most of them SPACs (special purpose acquisit.... More »
Is VFV a good buy? What about other U.S. ETFs with even lower fees? Sep 4th
With an average management expense ratio (MER) of 0.09% and collective assets under management (AUM) approaching $40 billion, exchange-traded funds like the Vanguard S&P 500 Index ETF (VFV), the BMO S&P 500 Index ETF (ZSP) and the iShares Core S&P 500 Index ETF (XUS) are some of the most.... More »
Shares of several Canadian cannabis companies temporarily halted on TSX + MORE Dec 29th
Several Canadian cannabis companies had their stocks temporarily halted on the Toronto Stock Exchange early Friday afternoon due to volatile swings in trading..... More »
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How do mortgage brokers get paid? Feb 17th
Q. Is it typical to pay a mortgage broker fee in advance, and before closing?
My broker is saying that I have to pay cash one week before closing, and that he will pay other persons who are involved. I am confused as to why brokers payment in advance and in cash.
–Adil
A. A mortgage broker can obt.... More »
Catching up with Millionaire Teacher and Expat – Andrew Hallam Part 2
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I’ve been a fan of Andrew’s for a long time. I continue to follow his blog and his book Millionaire Teacher continues to shape how I invest. I recently got a chance to catch up with Andrew to get his thoughts about the current state of the stock market, his current investment strategy, what he thinks about my investment approach, his advice to Gen X and Millennials, and much more.
Part 1 of my interview of Andrew Hallam was here. This post concludes my interview with Andrew.
Back to you Andrew, how are you investing today?
My wife has a Vanguard Target Retirement Fund. It’s a blended portfolio of stock and bond market index funds that gets automatically rebalanced each year. It costs 0.17% per year. It might be the easiest portfolio in the world. Unfortunately, it’s just for Americans.
My portfolio didn’t used to have any Canadian equity content. I never knew where I would retire, so I kept a more global allocation…
I’ve been a fan of Andrew’s for a long time. I continue to follow his blog and his book Millionaire Teacher continues to shape how I invest. I recently got a chance to catch up with Andrew to get his thoughts about the current state of the stock market, his current investment strategy, what he thinks about my investment approach, his advice to Gen X and Millennials, and much more.
Part 1 of my interview of Andrew Hallam was here. This post concludes my interview with Andrew.
Back to you Andrew, how are you investing today?
My wife has a Vanguard Target Retirement Fund. It’s a blended portfolio of stock and bond market index funds that gets automatically rebalanced each year. It costs 0.17% per year. It might be the easiest portfolio in the world. Unfortunately, it’s just for Americans.
My portfolio didn’t used to have any Canadian equity content. I never knew where I would retire, so I kept a more global allocation…
