This week’s topic is about the research that is done by the analysts of Wall Street and Bay Streets and how useful it is for individual investors in managing their portfolios.
Reports do contain valuable information but this information is priced so quickly into the market that it is difficult to profit from it. Do you agree? Listen here.
In times of market volatility many people think of looking to real estate, thinking that it’s a more reliable and more predictable form of investing. Cameron and Greg Hebert spoke about many aspects of this from Real Estate Investment Trusts to family homes as part of a retirement strategy, as well as some strategies for keeping a geographically balanced portfolio. Have a listen.
Is it rational to expect dividend paying stocks to have HIGHER returns than non-dividend paying stocks?
This is one area that academics and investors have very different opinions! Greg Hebert and I discussed this on August 7th, 2008.
On Thursday, July 17, 2008, Greg Hebert and I spoke about the differences between pension plan and individual retirement plan management. Listen here.
CFRA Business @ Night
At long last, there was an important proclamation made yesterday that will protect RRSPs from creditors should you become bankrupt.
The federal government yesterday passed Bill C-12 into law, which allows bankrupt Canadians to keep their RRSPs, except for contributions made in the year before declaring bankruptcy.
This has been a long time coming, and something I feel is important to many clients, especially those who are self-employed, or who do not have a pension plan. This also allows investors to not be forced to use segregated funds in their RRSP, often at higher cost, simply to have creditor protection.