The Beavis Wealth Podcast

Are stop-loss orders actually protecting your portfolio? I break down why your current strategy might be failing you.

Chapters:
0:00 Why Stop-Losses Won’t Save You
0:24 Trigger Price vs. Execution Price
1:28 The Overnight Gap Problem
2:10 Snap’s 28% Overnight Drop
2:33 The 2010 Flash Crash
3:35 When ETFs Collapse
4:47 SEC and Blac...

Most Canadians think there's a specific number of trades that gets your TFSA flagged by the CRA. There isn't one, and a 2023 Tax Court of Canada ruling shows why that whole framing misses the point.

Fareed Ahamed put $15,000 into his TFSA between 2009 and 2011. By the end of 2011, it was worth $617,371. The CRA reassessed those gains as business income, the Tax Cou...

Are you prepared for a sudden market drop? Learn how to move beyond passive waiting and build a concrete plan for market corrections.

Many investors assume the only response to a downturn is to hold steady or buy more. This video examines why those passive strategies might not be enough and focuses on practical steps to actively manage your portfolio when volatilit...

In this episode, I look at two versions of the S&P 500, traditional market-cap weighting and equal weighting, and compare how they performed across multiple market cycles. I discuss what their differences reveal about market breadth, concentration, risk appetite, and what recent performance may be signaling for investors.

00:00 Which S&P 500 Do You Own?

The internet is full of bad advice. In this episode, I look at what Canadian retirees actually live on and whether RRSP withdrawals really push most seniors into Canada's highest tax bracket. Using CRA and Statistics Canada data, I explain typical senior incomes, tax brackets, OAS clawbacks, and when the concern about higher retirement tax rates is actually justified.