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Let's Talk About Money / January 9, 2017

December 2016 – Investment portfolio growth

See my investment portfolio growth and how my assets did in the month of December 2016. With my first full month behind me with my index fund investing, I've already seen some promising gains. I understanding full well that these investments are long term.  I won't fret if they take a tumble, but it's nice to see a gain when you first get started. For a description of my assets, see a detailed explanation of My Portfolio. Overall TFSA Index Funds December 2016 was good to my 3 stock index funds, while my Canadian bond index saw a drop. I bought $499.99 worth of funds spread out over 3 …

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Let's Talk About Money / December 22, 2016

November 2016 – Investment portfolio growth

See how my financial assets did in the month of November 2016, including my index portfolio results. This is when I made my start in the world of index investing, and was my initial purchase of my TD e-Series Index Funds.  They were bought mid-month, and have already shown some initial gains. For a description of my assets, see a detailed explanation of My Portfolio. Overall *Return calculated by subtracting the previous month value and amount bought from the current month value. High Interest TFSA There was a lot of movement in my High Interest TFSA this month, as I moved a majority …

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