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Oct 17, 2024 | money.ca | Vishesh Raisinghani |James Battiston |Amy J Legate-Wolfe |Sarah Cunnane

Is passive investing really your best bet? The benefits of passive investing are well-supported by data. The Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index has delivered a compounded annual return of 7.18% since January 1994. By comparison, the S&P 500 has delivered a compounded annual growth rate of 10.25% over the same period. Put simply, the passive index fund strategy outperformed the average hedge fund by 3.07% over decades. This is the basis for every passive investment strategy.

Oct 17, 2024 | money.ca | Em Norton |James Battiston |Sarah Cunnane |Vishesh Raisinghani

Allocate at least 5% of your portfolio to art Contemporary art has outpaced the S&P 500 for the last 27 years by 136%, while displaying lower correlation to stocks than both bonds and gold. For years, there was no way to invest in art unless you had millions to buy an entire painting. But an innovative platform called Masterworks is changing that. What is Masterworks? Masterworks gives you the ability to invest in fractional shares of blue-chip contemporary art.

Apr 8, 2024 | money.ca | Romana King |Hannah Logan |James Battiston |Sarah Cunnane

A guide to mortgage affordability in Canada A lender will examine at least six factors when you apply for a mortgage. These factors determine if you qualify for a mortgage, how much the lender will offer, and at what rate and terms. To help, here’s an overview of how each factor will impact the mortgage affordability question. Want a loan? You’ll need to prove that you can repay it, which means showing you earn an income.

Feb 26, 2024 | money.ca | Vishesh Raisinghani |Amy J Legate-Wolfe |Sarah Cunnane

Start young Buffett’s best advice for investors is to get started as early as possible. He has a simple metaphor to explain his wealth-building strategy. “We started with a little snowball on top of a very tall hill,” he said. “We started at a very early age in rolling the snowball down, and of course, the nature of compound interest is that it behaves like a snowball.” Indeed, the length of Buffett’s career is a key piece of his enormous wealth. He bought his first stock at the age of 11.

Aug 8, 2023 | money.ca | Sarah Cunnane |Tamar Sotov |James Battiston |Kerry Gold

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