Category: Stock Market
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Stock Market Results For March 2020
in Stock MarketMy Year-to-date stock market results for this 2020 are -19.23 From a few years back, I decided to be 100% invested in the stock market. I diversify my portfolio by having one-third of Canadian stocks, US stocks, and international stocks. I don’t invest in bonds. I think bonds are dumb. Stock market investment principles I…
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How to invest in times of the Coronavirus
The way to invest in times of the coronavirus is the same way you invest when we don’t have a coronavirus. You buy and hold. We should highlight that there is a difference between being an investor and being a trader. How traders take advantage of current market movements A trader buys or sells on…
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How the Coronavirus is creating havoc in my portfolio. What to do about it?
in Stock MarketLast year, I proudly announced that I had made a 20.3% return on my portfolio. The stock market has been going up, relentlessly, since the financial crisis of 2008 to a gain of over 100% for the S&P 500 Of course, we all have been told that the market doesn’t always go up, that it…
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My Stock market return for 2019; 20.30%. Here is what I will do in 2020
What an amazing year What an amazing year it was. Despite many naysayers, despite the doom-and-gloomers, despite Trump, despite China, despite all the alternative investment vehicles out there, old fashion, stock market investing, had an amazing performance. My Friends ignored me This year, I did a lot of consulting. Friends and family wanted to know…
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How I lost money in the stock market during 2018
Yes, 2018 was not a good year for Canadians nor for US investors. The S&P 500 lost 6.30% The Canadian index lost 12.60% The international index lost -9.71 The total return for the year 2018 was -9.54% If you are a short-term investor, this is the kind of news that would scare you away. But…