People who have watched a lot of American TV or read the US comics for years often think that married Canadians can file joint income tax returns like our American friends. “For Better or Worse,” so far we can’t. We have a type of pseudo-income splitting for some families and some seniors, but in general Continue reading
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How Did Our Investments Perform In 2014? Part Deux
In my last article, I reviewed how our GICs and Bonds fought against inflation. In this part, I expose how our equity, including ETF, investments fared in 2014.
Equities Are a Synonym for Fear
The first stock I bought, which was for non-investment career-related reasons, dropped 50% in value within the first year. The first mutual fund I bought, which was a “buy most of the TSX composite index” reasonable-fee fund purchased in monthly installments over 2 years also lost more than 25% of its value before I stopped Continue reading