It’s becoming nearly impossible for investment managers to beat the public markets. We call this ‘alpha;’ the difference between what your investment manager is getting you from a return and what the general market is getting.
So why even bother with an advisor? Why not just...
This should not be a controversial take, but it is:
You should not care what ‘the markets’ are doing.
Focus on you and your plan.
The market is not a logical place
Stock markets are notoriously irrational places; they can go up or down based on a tweet, a war...
For the first time in my life, I just bought $1000 in bitcoin.
DISCLAIMER: I wish that this could go without saying, but in the interest of being hypercompliant - this is NOT advice. Not even remotely close to advice. I am well documented in my advice against buying Bitcoin . Here me out.
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1. You are not in the top tax bracket.
2. You have plenty of TFSA and RRSP contribution room.
3. You do not have excess cash lying around on a regular basis.
4. You are not a business owner.
5. Your risk tolerance is higher than low.
If you check most of these boxes, 𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙙𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚...