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The Boring Investment Strategy that Beats 85% of Portfolio Managers

And why you don’t need a finance background to implement it — Everything here is my opinion. Always do your own research before investing. Introduction I’ve chosen an investment strategy that, historically, has beaten more than 85% of portfolio managers, in Canada and the United States, over the span of 10–20 years. The added bonus of my investment strategy is that it’s simple…

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The Boring Investment Strategy that Beats 85% of Portfolio Managers
The Boring Investment Strategy that Beats 85% of Portfolio Managers
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About Me

I emigrated from Jamaica when I was five. Raised by a single mother, I wanted for nothing. This isn’t to say that we were rich (we weren’t); rather, it’s to say that my mother did her best — in that way only single mothers can — to provide for me. …

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My Entire Investment Portfolio is in One ETF

And That’s the Way I Like It — This isn’t investment advice. Always do your own research before investing. Introduction I was inspired to write this article after reading Tony Yiu’s The Investments I Like And Why I Like Them. It made me realize that financial writers should be transparent about their investments. If you’re telling people which stocks…

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My Entire Investment Portfolio is in One ETF
My Entire Investment Portfolio is in One ETF
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·Aug 28

Scammers are Hurting the Global Recovery

Why financial scams affect all of us — In the summer of 2020, Kate Kleinert accepted a Facebook friend request from Tony, a Norwegian doctor working in Iraq. They hit it off almost instantly. Which is why, months later, Kleinert was happy to send some thirty-nine thousand dollars in gift cards to Tony and his two children. But…

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Scammers are Hurting the Global Recovery
Scammers are Hurting the Global Recovery
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·Jul 18, 2022

My Last Investment Article

(Not investment advice). The initial title for this article was “The Last Investment Article You’ll Ever Need to Read” . I changed the title because I sounded too much like a pompous asshole. Now the title is “My Last Investment Article”. And it is. I have been transitioning away from…

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My Last Investment Article
My Last Investment Article
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·Feb 17, 2022

Minimalism Is Not About Getting Rid of Stuff

Wanting less is just a lovely side-effect — Introduction Minimalism is the surest path for middle-income earners to generate wealth. Why? Because wealth is the difference between what you own and what you owe. What you own are assets (stocks, bonds, real estate, crypto), and what you owe are liabilities (student loans, credit card loans, mortgages). …

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Minimalism Is Not About Getting Rid of Stuff
Minimalism Is Not About Getting Rid of Stuff
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·Feb 12, 2022

January Earnings Report

And finally reaching 600 followers — Earnings January was a good month for me. I made about $315 USD (which came out to close to $400 CAD).

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·Feb 7, 2022

When Budget Deficits Don’t Lead to Higher Inflation

And what that means for the global recovery — Introduction In 2008, in the aftermath of the Great Financial Crisis that pillaged the global economy, the United States government began a fiscal response that, while perhaps not the largest fiscal response in U.S. history, was at least the second-largest fiscal response in the United States at that time. Per one…

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When Budget Deficits Don’t Lead to Higher Inflation
When Budget Deficits Don’t Lead to Higher Inflation
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·Jan 29, 2022

It Pays to be Boring

Routine is the Key to Building Wealth — Introduction My partner and I joined a local gym last November. In the first few weeks, it was difficult to find the motivation to attend the gym. We were tired from working all day, the weather was regularly below freezing, and we returned from the gym sore. Yet, we remained consistent. …

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It Pays to be Boring
It Pays to be Boring
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·Jan 25, 2022

How Much Money I Make from Writing

Or: How One Article Makes up Half my Earnings — Introduction I like to be transparent with my readers: about my strategy to invest all my cash into one ETF, about my upbringing under a single mother, and also, about my experience with repaying $20,000 in student loans. I think that all writers — financial writers, in particular — should embrace…

Money

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How Much Money I Make from Writing
How Much Money I Make from Writing
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