I’ve been in the financial industry for 20 years and I’ve done a lot of investment research over the years. What I have found is the whole financial industry is biased to selling high cost actively managed investments with the goal of being above average. Experts are constantly flaunting their great stories or sexy ideas…
Ahhhh, the 1 billion dollar question! What’s the answer to make us all lots of money? What does everyone’s crystal ball say? What’s going to be the best investment for 2012? Picking investments is no easy task. Picking the best investment for the next year, 3 years, 5 years or more is pretty much impossible. …
This is the third article in a 3 part series on income investments by Frank Weiler. I find that investors sometimes have the tendency to own too much of one type of investment. If they buy a preferred share for example, whether that initial investment does well or not will impact their “comfort level” and…
There’s been a lot of discussion about mutual fund fees lately and Jonathan Chevreau of the National Post has been arguing head to head against one of the biggest mutual fund companies in Canada with some of the highest fees in Canada. Rob Carrick, another personal finance columnist at the Globe and Mail also weighs…
This is the second post in a three part series from Frank Weiler The investment landscape in Canada is filled to the brim with choices. In my previous post titled “Do you need income from your investments?”, I wrote that income seeking investors, and soon-to-be income seeking investors should invest in income paying investments. What…
This is a guest post from Frank Weiler With so many investors getting closer to their retirement years, income investing is a topic that is much discussed and is likely to continue in the future. Investors nowadays seem to be questioning their current investment strategies more than ever. This is, of course, due to a…
