Sheesh, Derek, give your head a shake. There are times to be acquisitive, and times to turtle.

Imagine that. Three-quarters of the kiddos vanished. Vape and weed shops turned into adult diaper outlets. The clubs and music halls silenced. Tat parlours gone. Downtown Toronto looking like ...

Those who say we deserve to be tariffed and mocked by the American president because we’re weak, render us weaker. At this ...

Enough Trump. Gaza. Greenland, Mexico. Panama. Canada. Enough drama and politics. All the erudite, well-padded old farts (and the young ones, too) who come to this pathetic blog need a reminder of how ...

Is anyone else’s head spinning? It’s been less then three weeks since President Trump’s inauguration and to say he’s been busy with executive orders and shaking things up would be the understatement ...

We stand together, or we fall apart. Take a minute to complete the poll, below. The results will be sent by my hand to the prime minister, the oppo leader and to Donald Trump (we’re buds – he invited ...

So what did we learn yesterday? Quite a bit, as it turned out. First, never, ever, ever make kneejerk, emotional, OMG-did-you-see-that? decisions about your portfolio. Never sell into a storm. Never ...

Today’s blog is on ETFs and specifically the difference between ‘passive’ and ‘factor-based’ ETFs. While not the most exciting topic, it’s definitely an important one as the ETF space continues to ...

During a portfolio review/update, a client asked me what advice I would give to his nephew who has a bit of cash and is just starting to invest. He said his nephew was just going to invest it in ...

American economist Allison Schrager had some interesting things to say about GameStop, Robinhood and the testo-drenched mob over at WallStreetBets on Reddit. People confuse investing with gambling. So ...