Tony Dong

Vancouver

Finance and Investment Writer at Freelance

Articles

Where I'd Invest $8,900 in the TSX Today

1 week ago | fool.ca | Tony Dong

$8,900 is a serious chunk of change—enough to max out your 2025 Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) contribution and still have some left over. With this kind of capital, I’m not rolling the dice on a single stock or even a small handful. I want a diversified exchange-traded fund (ETF) that puts my money to work across thousands of companies around the world. For that role, I’ve been leaning toward TD Growth ETF Portfolio (TSX:TGRO).
Beginner Investors: A Simple Way to Instantly Diversify Your TFSA

1 week ago | fool.ca | Tony Dong

If you’re new to investing and looking to put your money to work in a Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA), you’re already off to a smart start. The TFSA is one of the most powerful tools available to Canadians. Any gains, dividends, or interest you earn inside the account are completely tax-free, even when you withdraw. And in 2025, you can contribute up to $7,000, giving you a fresh chance to grow your wealth.
How iShares Global Natural Resources ETF Portfolio Balances Inflation and Yield

1 week ago | investing.com | Tony Dong

One consequence of market-cap-weighted indexing is that certain sectors get far less representation than their economic importance might suggest. Take the iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (NASDAQ:), which represents the global stock market: it currently allocates 24.44% to tech and 17.83% to financials. In contrast, energy and materials each get just 3.61% and 3.57%, respectively.
An ETF's Payouts That Make Bank

1 week ago | fool.ca | Tony Dong

Ever looked at your big Canadian bank stocks and wished you could own more of them without dipping into your next paycheque? There’s a way to do it. It’s called leverage, and it basically lets you control more of an asset with less money. Using leverage amplifies both price returns and income. If the underlying stocks go up, you gain even more. If they go down, your losses are magnified. But it also means more dividend income per dollar invested.
5 Best Energy ETFs for 2025

1 week ago | fool.com | Tony Dong

Energy powers more than just cars and homes. It’s behind everything from manufacturing and food production to global shipping, cloud computing, and even your smartphone’s daily charge. Most people don’t realize how deeply energy is embedded in the modern economy until prices spike or supply gets disrupted. That’s why interest in energy stocks tends to surge during periods of market uncertainty. Image source: Getty Images.
These ETFs Pay You +10% to Hold Them

1 week ago | fool.ca | Tony Dong

Would you rather have your exchange-traded fund (ETF) grow 10% in price or pay you 10% a year in dividends? If taxes aren’t a concern, you shouldn’t care too much—both contribute to your total return. But the truth is, you rarely get both. Most high-yield ETFs don’t leave a lot of room for capital appreciation, and most growth ETFs don’t pay much of anything in income.
Here's a Bitcoin ETF That Pays an 11% Yield With Monthly Dividends

1 week ago | fool.ca | Tony Dong

Bitcoin recently surged past an all-time high of $111,000, and if you’re worried about buying the top, you’re not alone. For income-focused investors, the biggest drawback with Bitcoin has always been simple: it doesn’t produce any cash flow. You can only make money by selling it at a higher price, which makes it feel more like speculation than investment. But that’s not the whole story anymore.
Be Your Own Landlord: Pay Yourself Monthly With This 7.5% REIT ETF

1 week ago | fool.ca | Tony Dong

If you’ve ever thought about owning rental property for passive income, let me stop you right there. Between the headaches of mortgage payments, repairs, and bad tenants, being a landlord is far from passive. That’s why I prefer a simpler route: earning rent without owning any property myself. One of the easiest ways to do that is with a real estate investment trust (REIT) exchange-traded fund (ETF) like Middlefield Real Estate Dividend ETF (TSX:MREL).
Where I'd Invest $6,700 in the TSX Today

1 week ago | fool.ca | Tony Dong

The TSX is more than just a list of tired old dividend stocks. It’s a surprisingly diverse market that includes all sorts of income-paying investments: split shares, preferreds, real estate investment trusts, royalty trusts, closed-end funds, and a wide array of exchange-traded funds (ETFs). But if you don’t feel like digging into each of these categories to figure out what fits your needs, there’s a simpler option.
Best VIX ETFs in 2025

1 week ago | fool.com | Tony Dong

You can’t invest directly in the CBOE Volatility Index (VOLATILITYINDICES:^VIX), also known as the VIX, because it’s just a number derived from S&P 500 options pricing. But if you want exposure to market volatility, a range of VIX exchange-traded funds (ETFs) offer a way to proxy that exposure. Image source: Getty Images. These funds use derivatives like VIX futures to either bet on or against volatility.