Stock tips.  Should you take them?

Stock tips. Should you take them?

I have been a self-directed stock investor for over 15 years. It doesn’t seem that long.  Over the years I have subscribed to countless newsletters, and stock recommendation websites.  Heck, I can use all the help I can get.  I have also been taking courses, and...
Can you really lose everything in stocks??

Can you really lose everything in stocks??

You have heard from almost everyone that stocks are dangerous, and you can loose everything on the stock market.  That is why you should not invest in the market.  Can you REALLY lose everything??  The simple answer is yes.  But you have to really...
Food for thought Ontario: Our own Car??

Food for thought Ontario: Our own Car??

If you live in Ontario you know that General Motors is going to close its Oshawa facilities at the end of 2019.   This will affect about 2500 employees directly, and several times more employees indirectly.  Around Oshawa are all the parts suppliers,...
You never stop learning.

You never stop learning.

It has been a very emotional and trying time over the last few weeks.  I unexpectedly lost my older brother (my only brother) to complications from bypass surgery.  My 94 year old mother feel and broke her hip, and has gone downwards since.  The last time I saw her,...
Age and Investing

Age and Investing

I was at an investing seminar put on by the local Credit Union this week.  It as an after supper presentation so it wasn’t all that long.  There were a bunch of things that struck me as I was listening to the presenters and watching the audience.  But there was...