ZRE – BMO Equal Weight REITs Index ETF
I did a previous post on XRE, so I thought it would be interesting to see how BMO’s REIT ETF stacked up against it. This Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) was introduced May 19, 2010, and seeks to replicate...
View ArticleVXUS vs. VEU
This is a looong time coming! Almost a year in the making to be exact! Let’s pretend that the reason is because I was waiting for annual returns to be reported before doing the analysis. As you will...
View ArticleFree Premiere Tickets to the movie “The Internship”
I have two screener passes to the movie the Internship that is happening tomorrow (Thursday) night at Cineplex Odeon Theatres Westhills Cinemas in Calgary. Boy’s name is on the tickets, but I doubt...
View ArticleMoney Rules
I have always been a huge fan of Gail Vaz-Oxlade, and enjoy her no-nonsense approach to money management on her show, Till Debt Do Us Part. Her latest book, Money Rules, just came out (yeah, a book...
View ArticleCheckout 51
I was checking through some of the blogs that were recommended by my blogger buddies, and stumbled upon Checkout 51 by accident. They basically have a list of products every week, and if you purchase...
View ArticleThe Elements of Investing
Remember when you were assigned books to read in school? When you rated a book based on attributes such as how big it was, how big the writing was, and how many pictures were inside? If you find that...
View ArticleCapital One Aspire Cash World Mastercard
It is no secret that I love my MBNA Mastercard. Well, I did. The stupid-heads over at TD, who bought out MBNA last November, have made a change. The MBNA Smart Cash Platinum Plus MasterCard carries no...
View ArticleCineplex Community Day
Although I do contribute money to charities, I have always been a fan of volunteering with my time. You get to meet new people, learn new skills, and the warm and gooey feeling inside is pretty nice...
View ArticleThe New Coffeehouse Investor
Continuing on with the late book reviews, I am about 3 years late with the review of this book. This book is not as cheeky as The Wealthy Barber, and is written by someone who used to be a trader and...
View ArticleFree sh*t – Lite959
I love free stuff. Who doesn’t, right? But I’ve moved 4 times in the past couple of years, and packing and unpacking is a pain in the a**, so I am consciously trying to reduce the number of possessions...
View ArticleThe Wealthy Barber Returns
I’m notorious for being late. Whether it was scrambling to get on the school bus on time when I was younger (I knew where the next stop was and knew how fast I had to run to get there) to showing up...
View ArticleBooks, Books, Books!
With lots of time on my hands, I find that I spend a lot of time reading. It feels like a luxury that I haven’t had since I spent my ‘youth’ studying for exams, so I must indulge now! Although it would...
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It’s been awhile since I’ve posted a favourite product of mine. I’ve hesitated to do a post about my favourite credit card as I believe a lot of people treat these as an additional cash source, and not...
View Article50% return, 100% Risk-Free Investment!
Ever wonder what you would tell your 18-year old self if you had the chance? I would tell my younger self to always pay myself first. Well, that and stock tips like buy Apple and winning lottery ticket...
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I used to hate banks. You put your hard earned money into a chequing account at a bank and they pay you next to nothing. If you want to take your OWN money out, they’ll charge you a fee for using your...
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