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My Investment Return for 2025

The 2025 investment return for my overall portfolio measured in Canadian dollars was 13.7%, which is below my 2025 benchmark return of 16.0%.  There are two main reasons for this difference.  The first is that we made a large financial gift, and the timing of our stock sale to raise cash for this gift was unlucky.  The second reason is my decision a few ye...


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Retirement Income Planning

Long time reader Garth asked for my opinion on Wade D. Phau’s essay Eight core ideas to guide retirement income planning.  Phau is a smart guy and it’s no surpris...


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Alternative Investments

Alts are all the rage now, at least among the people trying to sell them.  But every time I look into an alternative investment class and then back away from the details for a 1000-foot view, this is what I see:


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How Should You Plan for Your Spending to Change Throughout Retirement?

It’s challenging enough to figure out how much you’ll want to spend at the start of retirement.  Even more challenging is deciding how your spending will change as you age.  These choices make a big difference in how much money you’ll need to retire.  They also shape the spending options you’ll have available throughout retirement.  Here I explore the good...


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Helping Do-It-Yourself Investing Beginners

When Canadians are just getting started managing their own investments at an online broker, their pre-existing ideas create a lot of confusion.  Here I go through several of the most common misconceptions I encounter in a conversation format.Novice Investor:  Ok, so I’ve opened a TFSA with my online broker, and I’m ready to put my $50,000 in.Michael James:...


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