I’m sure you have heard the saying, if at first you don’t succeed, try again. Well, that sums up my relationship with the stock market. Shortly after graduating from university, I took my first plunge into the stock market. However, it was not a source of instant wealth. In fact, Continue Reading
Stocks for Real Estate Investors
9.41% Dividend Yield Canadian Income Fund
EIT.UN (also known as the Canoe EIT fund) is a Canadian investment fund that gives shareholders consistent cash flow. The portfolio is diversified and has been actively managed by Robert Taylor, the SVP and Portfolio Manager of Canoe Financial. So how does Canoe operate and who usually invests in it? Continue Reading
What is an income fund?
An income fund is a mutual fund or exchange traded fund (ETF) that generates monthly or quarterly cash flow. They focus on stable payouts rather than price appreciation. “Income fund” is a broad term that the covers several different types of funds: Money market funds Bond funds REIT income funds Continue Reading
Enbridge Stock Analysis
Enbridge is a Canadian-based natural gas company in Calgary, Alberta. They own and operate pipelines across the US and Canada. Many Canadians heat their home with gas from one of Enbridge’s pipelines. Being a big utility, many investors turn to Enbridge for consistency. It helps that their dividend history is Continue Reading
How real estate investors left money on the table with stocks
But now could be the time to make up for it. Now could be the time to invest in stocks to compliment your real estate portfolio. If you’re anything like us, you started investing in stocks before you bought real estate. Then your stock position was demolished in the 2008 Continue Reading
Investing Vs. Stock Trading for Beginners
What’s the difference between stock investing and stock trading? The biggest difference is time. Investing is long term. Trading is short term. And because of that key distinction, you get several other differences as well. Which is better? That’s up to you. Do you want: Monthly cash flow or appreciation Continue Reading
How to make passive income: Stocks vs. private lending
Stocks or private lending? Which is better to make passive income? The idea is to plug a lump sum of cash into an investment and reap regular cash returns. You can do this with both stocks and private lending, but are both equally suited to make passive income? Let’s look Continue Reading
How should I invest my home equity?
You’re sitting on more home equity than you know what to do with. At first you thought it would be nice to move into a bigger house, but then you realized that house prices are wild and you’d rather not pay those prices. Then you heard a friend mention that Continue Reading
How to buy calls: A mini guide for real estate investors
When you buy calls, you can control stocks for less than their current price, but still give you the full appreciation. Imagine gaining 20% appreciation, but only paying 50% – 70% of the full price… How? It’s kinda like being the tenant buyer in a rent-to-own deal. The lease option Continue Reading
How Interest Rates Impact the Market
The Bank of Canada has another interest rate announcement coming up on April 13th. In their last announcement on March 2nd, they raised interest rates by 0.25%. We expected this. Will they announce another rate hike this time? It’s impossible to predict. But why are they raising interest rates and Continue Reading