Navigating Short, Medium, and Long-Duration Fixed Income in 2024

By Ambrose O’Callaghan Fixed income securities are financial instruments that have defined terms between a borrower, or issuer, and a lender, or investor. Bonds are typically issued by a government, corporation, federal agency, or other organization. These...

Cash Flow in Retirement: Why Covered Call ETFs Should Be Considered

By Ambrose O’Callaghan Cash Flow in Retirement: Why Covered Call ETFs Should Be Considered It is no secret that Canada is wrestling with an aging population. Indeed, new data from Statistics Canada indicates that it is likely that more Canadians will be leaving...

Harvest ETFs in 2023: A Year in Review

By Ambrose O’Callaghan Harvest ETFs in 2023: A Year in Review The past year has been a hectic one for Canadian investors. However, despite the turbulence, the S&P/TSX Composite Index was still up 5.1% so far in 2023 as of close on Wednesday, December 13....

When Should You Invest in Bonds?

By Ambrose O’Callaghan When Should You Invest in Bonds? Bonds were viewed as a conservative, even boring, asset class coming into the latter half of the 2000s. However, the 2007-2008 financial crisis changed that viewpoint. Bonds significantly outperformed...

RRSP Dollar Limit for 2024 | ETFs

The CRA has announced the RRSP dollar limit for 2023 and the maximum pensionable earnings under the Canada Pension Plan