Back in September 2017, I started doing webinars about various investing topic. This reminds me of my good old times when I was working with clients. While I can’t and don’t provide buy/sell recommendations or personal financial advice during those sessions, I still enjoy the interaction I have with other investors. As a private banker, I enjoyed doing conferences and “teaching” how the investing world works. Now, I can reach thousands of people instead of a few hundred clients. If you haven’t …
Top 10 Canadian Stocks for a Retiree’s Portfolio
Last week, I discussed the difference between a retirement portfolio and a retiree’s portfolio. There is a big difference between investing for the future and withdrawing from this investment to live. I put my portfolio on fast forward and took a look at trades I would do to make the switch toward a retire-ready portfolio. I was quite surprised to see how different both portfolios were. The point is that you must think about withdrawing money once you retire. Therefore, you need cash ready to …
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The Portfolio I Would Build if I Retire Today Part II
In my last article, I discussed the first steps to transform a retirement portfolio into a retiree’s portfolio. Today, I’m going to press fast forward on my current pension account and see what changes I would make if I was going to retire tomorrow. Let’s imagine for a minute that I wake up at the age of 64 and in 364 days I will retire and expect to live another 20. Let’s see what can I do to make my portfolio “retiree lovely”. Let’s start by looking at my current holdings… not retiree …
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The Portfolio I Would Build if I Retire Today Part I
A few months ago, I’ve received over 100K as the commuted value of my pension plan started working on my retirement portfolio. As the market was trading at an all-time high, I still decided to invest the full proceeds. Keep in mind I’m only 36 and will not be touching this money for a while. A friend of mine asked me if I had invested the money differently if I was about to retire. That’s a very good question. How do you invest your money as a retiree? Do you have to make anything different? Do …
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My Investing Guide for 2018
For many, 2018 will be the year of the crash. Those Black Swan Fans have been praying for this over the past 3 to 4 years. They have been sitting on the sideline for so many years that they don’t even look at how much they have lost by not investing. In fact, it’s probably too late for them anyway. Even if the stock market crashes in 2008, it will only get back to the 2013 to 2014 level! Both for those like me who stayed the course of their investing strategy throughout the years, is there …
Why Dividend Investors Can Outperform Dividend ETF’s
Last week, I wrote an article in reaction to Rob Carrick’s praise for ETF investing. I showed in this article that I was able to beat ETF indexing with dividend growth stocks on a constant basis. Am I a genius? Am I ready to become the next Warren Buffett simply because I beat the market for a few years in a row? I don’t think so. In fact, I think I’m far from this point. The most important factor explaining my performances has nothing to do with my investing abilities or knowledge. The most …
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