The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg is a fantastic book that helps us understand why we make so many choices throughout the day. If...

By their nature, recessions are difficult to predict. We usually don’t know when they are coming, and we never know how severe they will...

Stock market crashes typically coincide with a recession or other disruptions in the global economy. This causes a lot of investors to...

I can't think of a book that has become more relevant in 2020 as Nassim Nicholas's "The Black Swan". What is a black swan? A black swan...

In a previous article, I discussed why I believe Questrade is the best online brokerage for Canadian DIY investors. Today, I want to walk...

On Monday I wrote about the impact that the Coronavirus is having on financial markets and people's investments. At the time, the biggest...

It’s important to manage risk. It’s something you’ve probably heard thousands of times before. But what does it really mean to manage...

It has been a scary month. To say nothing of the actual scary aspect and health implications of the Coronavirus. It has also been a scary...

Exchange-Traded Funds or ETFs for short have become increasingly popular as more people embrace DIY investing strategies. The value of...

The Tax Free Savings Account (TFSA) is a tax-sheltered account created in 2008 to help Canadians save for retirement and achieve other...

The Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) is a tax-sheltered account created in 1957 to help Canadians save for retirement. For my...

I've often said in the past that it has never been easier to be a Do It Yourself (DIY) investor. You don't need to be a finance expert...

"Diversify your portfolio." It's a phrase that has become so common that even people who have never invested a single dollar in their...

The idea behind the latte factor is that seemingly small and routine purchases like buying a fancy coffee can add up to large sums of...

Reflecting on my experience with money, I have come to a simple conclusion that I believe to be true; resilience is the most important...

The biggest obsession in personal finance today is “passive income.” I see more and more headlines like “10 passive income ideas in 2020”...

You can know everything there is to know about paying off debt, saving and investing or anything to do with money, but it means nothing...

You have probably heard the phrase, “Money can’t buy happiness.” To which I would add, “but everyone wants to find out for themselves.”...

I recently finished reading "I Will Teach You To Be Rich" By Ramit Sethi. This is a great "beginner's guide for Millennials to manage...

You've decided that you have had enough and it's finally time to pay off your credit card debt. The question is how do you do it? Paying...