To many, the concept of an NFT is an enigma. Are they an investment? Collectible? Pricey fad? Scam? The answer: probably all of the above.
Read More »Use Stop-Loss Orders To Protect Your Profits – Here’s Why – and How
The stock market can be very volatile so it is important to use stop-loss orders to protect your profits. Here's why and how best to do so.
Read More »Stock Splits: Why Do Companies Do That? Here’s Why
Stocks can sometimes see price appreciation to the point where they are no longer accessible to a wide range of investors. Splitting the stock (i.e. making an individual share cheaper) is an effective way of increasing the total number of investors who can purchase shares.
Read More »Which Delivers Better Returns – Buying the Dip, Buying the Rise Or Staying On Plan?
When prices drop, should investors buy the dip in anticipation of prices going back up or, when prices rise, should they buy the rise in case the climb continues or should they follow a financial plan? In this article we compare these scenarios to see which one has delivered better returns.
Read More »4 Ways To Protect Your Portfolios In A Rising Interest Rate Environment
This infographic looks at four investment strategies to help investors manage risk during a rising inflation environment.
Read More »Zulauf: “A Serious & Painful Decline In the Stock Market Is Coming In the First Half of 2022″.”
I believe we are looking at a very important medium-term peak but I don't believe that is the end of this current market cycle. I think the market cycle will most likely stretch into 2024. What we are facing now, however, is a is a medium-term top in the next few weeks, and then a very decisive decline.
Read More »Compound Interest: “the eighth wonder of the world” – Here’s Why
Today's infographic...focuses on explaining the power of compound interest - an idea that is absolutely essential to understand. Indeed, the power of compound interest is so compelling that it’s been often called the “eighth wonder of the world”. Find out why this concept is so fundamental to personal finance in the following infographic:
Read More »Here’s How To Position Your Portfolio For Coming Inflation
Inflation expectations for the U.S. are at their highest in a decade...Here is how to position your portfolio for inflation.
Read More »Americans: Use CUSIP Numbers When Buying Canadian Exchange Listed Cannabis Stocks – Here’s Why & How
It is easy for Canadian investors to execute orders for cannabis stocks using their Canadian symbol but it is not as straight forward for those individuals (i.e. Americans) using non-Canadian brokerage houses because many brokerage houses and online brokers don't know the symbols for the cannabis penny stocks you might wish to buy. That's where the use of CUSIP numbers can be very helpful.
Read More »True Portfolio Diversification Includes Owning Some Alternative Investments
From my perspective, true diversification is more than just a balance of conventional investments spanning cash, equities and fixed income. There’s a vast universe of alternative investments out there that may suit your risk profile and are worthy of a closer look. Let’s discuss.
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