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November/December 2018 – Investment Portfolio Growth

Happy New Year ! What better way to start the year than to look at my investment portfolio update and see how my assets have grown (or declined) over the last 2 months. This follows my 2-year review of my TFSA TD e-Series index portfolio that I just released, and looks more specifically at the last 2 months, and how unpleasant they've been to my investments. This month I also look at adding new index investment assets to my portfolio! See below for more details!Overall AssetsIt's been a bit of a tough two months for the global stock markets, and my investments in general, and while …

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TD e-Series Portfolio Returns: A Two Year Review of Index Investing

Wow, it’s been 2 years! 2 years since I decided to get smart about how I invest my money. In early 2016, I started to build up a little bit of savings, and started to research what was the best way to use that savings. I wanted to build a reliable, long-term investment strategy. After much reading, I decided that passive, index investing, following the Canadian Couch Potato strategy, was the smartest way to build my wealth. Later that year, I started my index portfolio with TD e-Series index funds.  I now have had 2 years of experience (and data!). Let’s look at how my TD e-Series …

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Step-by-step: How to buy Tangerine Investment Funds

Getting started investing your money can seem like a daunting task. As I’ve written in a previous article, the Tangerine Investment Funds are a great option for those new to investing in index funds, and want a low-maintenance option for their investments (i.e. after you purchase, you can forget about them and they’ll do their thing).Today I’m going to go through the exact steps involved in purchasing Tangerine Investment Funds, and help take away some of the guess work.Related link: Tangerine investment funds – what are they, where do I buy them, and how much do they cost?Step 1: …

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