Vanguard Canada launches two new Dividend ETFs - Financial Independence Hub

  ETF TSX Symbol Management Fee1 Vanguard Developed ex-North America Dividend Appreciation ETF VIGG 0.28% Vanguard U.S. High Dividend Yield Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) VUDH 0.28% On Monday (June 1),  Vanguard Investments Canada Inc. announced two new income-focused Dividend ETFs. The same day, they started trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX):  Vanguard Developed ex-North America […]

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Small ETF Fees matter more Near Findependence - Financial Independence Hub

By Callum Melville, WealthRadiant.com Special to Financial Independence Hub Most Canadian ETF investors already know that fees matter. The harder question is how much attention they deserve. Early in the Accumulation years, the honest answer is often less than people think. If someone has a $15,000 portfolio and is still building the habit of investing […]

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Why Secular Trends beat Market Indicators - Financial Independence Hub

Forget about market indicators–picking up on secular trends is a much better way to spot top stocks Investors sometimes ask how I learned about investing and the stock market. The answer is that I started early, read a lot, and learned how to write so that readers understand what I’m saying. I got started as […]

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Can Millennials become Financially Independent? - Financial Independence Hub

By Billy and Akaisha Kaderli Special to Financial Independence Hub Millennials, those born roughly between 1980 and the year 2000, face a different future than Baby Boomers did at their same age. In terms of Wealth Building and saving for Retirement their challenges are wage stagnation, unemployment, underemployment and a seeming sense of entitlement. Because […]

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BMO ETFs’ third annual ETF Investor Day aimed at DIY investors - Financial Independence Hub

On Tuesday, BMO ETFs conducted its third annual ETF Investor day. Conducted at the Toronto Stock Exchange, Do-it-yourself investors and finfluencers [Financial Influencers] were on hand for the ceremonial opening of the exchange, shown in the photo on the left. The Investor Day will also be held in Montreal on June 18: Details here.  This […]

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BMO ETFs’ third annual ETF Investor Day aimed at DIY investors - Financial Independence Hub

On Tuesday, BMO ETFs conducted its third annual ETF Investor day. Conducted at the Toronto Stock Exchange, Do-it-yourself investors and finfluencers [Financial Influencers] were on hand for the ceremonial opening of the exchange, shown in the photo on the left. The Investor Day will also be held in Montreal on June 18: Details here.  This […]

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Dalbar’s Measure of Retail Investor Underperformance - Financial Independence Hub

By Michael J. Wiener Special to Financial Independence Hub Lately, I’ve heard a few references to Dalbar’s measure of how much retail investors underperform the investments they hold due to poor behaviour.  I suspect that if the people making these references understood how Dalbar calculates this measure, they’d be embarrassed at having mentioned it.  There […]

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Silver Tsunami: Why the Best Business Transitions involve a Warm Hand - Financial Independence Hub

By Jeff Johnstone, National Bank Financial Wealth Management Special to Financial Independence Hub In my world, financial planning is a lot like building a home. You can spend decades refining the interior β€” growing revenue, managing cash flow, building something you are proud of β€” but without a strong foundation, the entire structure remains vulnerable.  […]

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My latest Retired Money column for MoneySense looks at #FIRE bloggers retiring in their early 50s and even 40s #Retirement #PFcan #CanadaSky #FinSky findependencehub.com/retired-mone...

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Retired Money: FIRE Bloggers starting Early Retirement in their 50s and even 40s - Financial Independence Hub

My latest MoneySense Retired Money column looks at a handful of FIRE bloggers who should be familiar to readers of this site, Findependence Hub: notably Mark Seed of myownadvisor and Bob Lai of Tawcan. As you can see by clicking on the column headline, How are FIRE adherents making out?, Seed recently announced he has […]

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#FIRE blogger Mark Seed on how he retired in his early 50s findependencehub.com #PFcan #CanadaSky #retirement

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