I just read this article http://dshort.com/articles/Easterling/what-secular-cycle-means.html And it discusses how starting to invest in a period where P/E ratio is high (~15-20) statistically results in lower expected returns over the following 15 year period, whereas when the P/E is low (~5-10) the...
Aug 2nd, 2011 7:55 am
... 26 with a good job, and live cheaply to maximize my savings. My goal is comfortable retirement in 20-25 years. Just starting to educate myself on investing and was hoping I could get some criticism (good and bad) on my current portfolio: (Main portfolio) TD - E-Series Canadian Index : $50,000 ...
Aug 1st, 2011 8:48 am
I've gone through most of the threads on RFD dealing with e-series. It seems most people are happy with their decision. If you have an e-series account, let us know what you think. How long have you had the account? If you had to do it all over again would you still go e-series? Has the e-series acc...
Jul 20th, 2011 1:36 pm
sell all? keep buying? short? inverse ETFs?
Jun 18th, 2011 12:45 am
Indexing and exchange-trade fund giant Vanguard Group of Valley Forge, Pa. is poised to set up shop in Canada, a move that could be a game-changer for this country’s overpriced mutual fund industry. ( source ) No exact ETA is stated here but I think it will be very good to see some genuine new comp...
Jun 5th, 2011 8:37 pm
Hello guys,How can I put money in these funds? I dont have checquing account in TD. I have at CIBC. I want to have control over the money investment rather than relying just on a PAD every month. Can I use CIBC online banking to put money in this account (wire transfer)?BR
Apr 24th, 2011 3:55 pm
Hi, l just signed up at the forum and want to ask some of your expert opinion on my situation.Thanks in advance!
Apr 9th, 2011 3:06 pm
Anybody invest in them? They are a type of Asset Backed Security (ABS). I'm thinking about buying some of these bonds, the yields aren't bad (2.486% yield on a 2 year bond). I would only be purchasing AAA rated bonds. Doesn't look look like there were any defaults during the financial crisis for any...
Apr 3rd, 2011 10:35 am
I've been having difficulty getting much of a LOC over the last couple of years. Could anyone offer general strategies to improve chances of qualifying for unsecured debt? My situation: Credit Card 1: $21,000 limit, Zero balance Credit Card 2: $25,000 limit, Zero balance for now. It's an MBNA card. ...
Jan 30th, 2011 7:30 pm
... rate with a one time 1% fee of any cash amount I withdraw from the card. I am thinking of withdrawing, say $5,000 in this manner and either investing it in stocks or forex trading. Do you guys think this is a good idea? Thanks
Jan 6th, 2011 4:19 pm
... into it a bit, we considering it for my wife (27 years old). She's a dental hygenist who doesn't receive any pension in her job. We plan on investing more than $2500 this year into RRSPs, but thought that the first $2500 would do well in the SPP. We have long term growth in mind, with medium ...
Dec 29th, 2010 2:44 pm
I'm looking for an online discount brokerage to play around with stocks. I don't have the $50k asset to qualify for any of the big banks' cheap trades since I'm a student and I won't be trading enough to be considered an active trader any where probably. I was looking into Questrade, Scotia iTrade o...
Nov 5th, 2010 12:10 am
My husband & I both have Self Directed RRSP’s at an investment firm. Between the annual management fee and commissions we cannot get ahead. Last week I traded one stock and purchased another, this cost me $600 in commission. We are fed up and would like to move to a bank and invest into GIC’s. W...
Oct 7th, 2010 8:36 am
I am thinking of getting into some investing now, buying funds and stocks outside of a tax sheltered account, so my main question is: Which notes / records should I be keeping for income tax purposes? I want to start off collecting the right data so I can making things easier for myself next April.
Aug 10th, 2010 7:21 pm
... and several other financial instruments. So far, i have read many good books and internet articles that praise the benefits of a passive index investing strategies. A 80% stocks / 20% fixed income sound good to me, something like this: 20.00% iShares CDN Composite Index Fund XIC 30.00% iShares ...
Jul 26th, 2010 1:06 pm
... good management company will be needed. - Extra liability insurance will be needed. To avoid legal cost of tenant suing U. I'm intersted in investing in rental property in US. But I don't know where to start looking. Does anybody have experience in investing in US... please share your experience.
Jun 8th, 2010 12:35 pm
Hi, I was wondering if someone can share their thoughts on the below scenario which relates to extra-ordinary dividend paid out by a Canadian company: Company A stock price is $25 They declare a special dividend of $3 Share price goes up to $26 100 shares are bought at $26 before the payout - total ...
May 21st, 2010 2:07 am
I want good income out of this money as i dont believe the stock market will do anything over the next decade, just a hunch. I'm relatively young, can you provide me some relatively safe investments with decent yields.
Apr 11th, 2010 10:03 pm
As an add-on to the thread about how many bank accounts everybody has, how many investment accounts do people have? I would really have preferred to have a lot less but I'm not sure that it's entirely possible. My wife and I are with BMO Investorline and we have a total of nine accounts: Two RSP acc...
Mar 19th, 2010 9:31 pm
I read some articles saying that it makes sense to borrow to invest.Suppose I have 10K in my TFSA. Shall I use this 10K to invest on stocks or shall I use this 10K to get a secured loan of 9K to invest on stocks outside my TFSA accounts?
Mar 11th, 2010 9:39 am