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I Have to Share This With You; My Largest Webinar Ever!

Blog, Personal Update, Portfolio Building

Let me tell you about my last Thursday. Thursday March 15th, I woke up feeling that I was on top of the world. I hopped in my Porsche and hit the marvelous roads of Costa Rica. I was speeding under the sun, I could feel its warm welcome. The sea, the palm trees, everything was perfect. I was ready to nail it. But then, the largest “vaca” crossed the road and I crashed into it. The car went up in the air as it was a Hot Wheel doing loops and my world turned upside down. Thursday March 15th, …

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Now It’s Time to Sell… 4 Tricks to Know When to Sell

Blog, Investing Strategy, Portfolio Building

You know what’s as hard as knowing the right time to buy for an investor? Trying the right time to sell! Last week I shared my tricks to get rid of the paralysis by analysis syndrome, which was designed into a series of 6 steps to follow in order to get into the right mindset and start investing instead of waiting on the side line. Now that we have faced a mini correction and that some sectors are still get kicked around (REITs, MLPs and Utilities anyone?), some investors are getting anxious …

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Aren’t you tired of asking yourself when the right timing to buy is?

Blog, Investing Strategy, Portfolio Building

Aaaahhh… the largest investment struggle is definitely suffering from paralysis by analysis. You know the feeling that if you wait a little bit longer, you will have a chance to pick-up the right stock at the right price? The market drops by 10%? Wait a little longer; the big crash is only starting. The market is up by 10%? Just wait for the next correction, it will be worth the wait. Then, 3 years later, you are still on the bench wondering where everybody goes… Here are my tricks to get …

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The psychological effect of watching a portfolio slowly disintegrate

Blog, Investing Strategy, Portfolio Building, Retirement

There is something fascinating about writing. When I target a topic, I get so much inspiration that I’m able to write an entire series. This is exactly what happened during the month of February where I wrote about investing and retirement. You can read the actual series here: The Portfolio I Would Build if I Retire Today Part I The Portfolio I Would Build if I Retire Today Part II Top 10 Canadian Stocks for a Retiree’s Portfolio My Top 10 Retirement Stocks I’m Retired, How Do I …

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Top 10 Canadian Stocks for a Retiree’s Portfolio

Blog, Canadian Dividend Stocks, Investing Strategy, Portfolio Building, Retirement

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

Blog, Investing Strategy, Portfolio Building, Retirement

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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