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Long-term investment success is based on two crucial elements: following winning principles and conquering the obstacles along the way. Today we’re taking a look at the latter. Although the details of investment success look different for every investor, we’re all...

Welcome to the first episode of The Empowered Investor. Today we’re introducing ourselves to you and sharing the foundational principles of the Empowered Investor. Join us on this inspiring journey, hosted by Keith Matthews and Marcelo Taboada. Keith Matthews is the...

Now that you know the key obstacles that can derail you, we’re switching gears and starting to look at the planning and building side of becoming an empowered investor. Today we’re kicking things off with our series on one of the two key roadmaps for the empowered...

As the great economist, John Kenneth Galbraith said, “There are two kinds of forecasters: those who don't know, and those who don't know they don't know.” It’s human nature to be drawn to stories. We all want someone to tell us how things will turn out and throughout...

As an investor, it’s natural to want to outsmart the market. When you combine that with the discomfort of a volatile market like we are currently experiencing, it’s easy to see why timing the market and chasing performance are so tempting. The noise we spoke about in...

What does it mean to properly diversify an investment portfolio? And why is it so hard for many investors to maintain that proper diversification over long periods? Diversification has become one of those topics everyone talks about, but many investors still aren’t...

One of the challenges Canadian investors face is choosing between the sheer number of choices of types, styles, and strategies for investing that are available. To help you to cut through the noise and overwhelm, we’re starting this series on the best investment...

One of the challenges Canadian investors face is choosing between the sheer number of choices of types, styles, and strategies for investing that are available. To help you to cut through the noise and overwhelm, we’re starting this series on the best investment...

The principles of evidence-based investing provide you with a framework to empower you as an investor to be able to move confidently forward towards financial security. Last week we covered why it’s important to invest in asset classes, rather than relying on market...