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Robo Advisors – Is this the perfect solution

Investing Strategy

About a decade ago, a weird beast was created on the stock market. A new type of investment product called the Exchange Traded Fund, mostly known by its abbreviation; ETF. Many financial institutions started by laughing and denigrating ETFs to dissuade investors from leaving their expensive mutual funds. However, ETFs’ popularity has never ceased increasing since then. These days, I have a feeling of déjà vu with another weird beast that was created a few years ago. This new investment service …

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My 3 Favorite Canadian Stocks for RRSP Season

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During the month of February, several Canadians will make an RRSP contribution in order to benefit from a tax deduction from their income. For this reason, you will be among many to have fresh cash in your account and wonder where to invest your money. Using the 7 dividend growth investing principles, I’ve identified three companies offering growth opportunities for 2017. Agrium (AGU) & Potash (POT) Source: Ycharts Investment Thesis I’ve included those two companies as the …

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RRSP Strategies I Like

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We are already in February and if you have been too busy with your 2017 resolutions, you may have forgotten the RRSP season is about to end soon. February is the last month you can contribute to your Registered Retirement Savings Plan. This Canadian program has been created to help you build your retirement nest egg. You would be a fool not to take advantage of it. I’ll start this article with a quick refresh of RRSP basics and then, I’ll share with you my favorite RRSP strategies. What is a …

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How to open an online broker account

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The choice of selecting an online broker to make your trade is not always easy. At first glance, it looks complex with tons of paperwork to fill in. In reality, it is quite easy and you don’t need to go to your bank to do it. You can do it online in your pajama! Here are a few things you must look at before selecting an investing platform that will suit your needs: Fees I guess that this is probably hits the nerve of all traders; the transaction fees! If you are going to buy and sell different …

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Market Timing Vs Time in the Market

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Time in the market is more important than market timing… While of educated investors already know this thesis, many of them tend to forget how to apply it to their own portfolio on a regular basis. They foolishly try to determine where the market is heading next. As previously mentioned; The longer you stay in the market, the better will become your investment return. But you don’t have to believe me, you only have to be able to read graphs of various financial studies. Let’s start with this …

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The Stock market is the Stock market, you can’t tame it.

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Another mistake made by several investors is they think they can be smarter than the market. Beating the market… this is something we often read about. While you can perform better than an index or any kind of benchmark, you will not do it each year and you will not do it if you are chasing your return. The market is the market, period. Understanding how the stock market works… really? One big delusion many people have is they think they can figure a way to understand where the market is …

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