3 Lessons I Learned from Running a Half-Marathon That Are Applicable to Your Investment Strategy

On October 1st, I completed my first half-marathon. I don’t consider myself a “runner” per se. I do enjoy running 6km under 30 minutes. It helps clearing my head and it gives me the kind of energy I need to go through my hard days of work. However, there is a world between running 6km

Is Too Much Information a Good Thing?

Are you the kind of investor who keeps reading investment theories on the internet? Are the “top dividend stocks for the year” the type of articles that grab your attention? Come on… don’t be shy… we all like to see the investors’ top lists! I like to read them too! But sometimes, whe

Wow this is Exciting

Since I’ve written this blog, I’ve been completely transparent about my investment decisions. I always thought it would be helpful to see how others invest their money as I believe we can all learn from each other. However, since money is more taboo than sex, most people, even blogger

Which Factors influence your Investment Performance + the Only One that Really Makes the Difference

When you make the important decision of investing your hard earned money, it’s like you were getting ready for an important trip. You know your final destination, but you may ignore how you will get there. You will obviously hit a few speed bumps along the way and your pace and time t

Can You Beat the Market? – Is It That Relevant?

Not too long ago, I was wondering on the internet, going from one blog to another until I get to this very interesting article telling me that I can’t beat the market… that nobody can: Why I can’t pick winning stocks, and you can’t either by Mr. Collins. While the article is dated 201

Your Retirement Can’t Wait for the Next Crash

I don’t know about you, but I have the feeling the market is beating new highs every week or so this year. This leads me toward many articles explaining how the market is way too high right now and the next crash will be happening anytime soon: Source: multpl I recently quit my job an

Investing a 100K Lump Sum Amount – Case Study Part #1 The Calculations

A few weeks ago, I wrote I was getting ready to invest 100K in the stock market. I didn’t win the lottery or inherit money from some far away uncle with no children. In fact, this money is coming because I decided to take a lump sum instead of keeping my pension from my former […

The Top 2 Worst Investor Bias and How to Solve Them

Since I’m eight, I’ve always been passionate by numbers. When I discover the world of finance, I knew exactly what I wanted to do in life: work around the financial market. I guess that one thing that captivates me is about how the stock market evolves over time. When you are at schoo

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Can My Portfolio Survive a Crash?

The idea of losing lots of money in a short period of time is probably one of the biggest fear of any investors. In fact, many of them rather wait on the sideline than suffer this “inevitable-next-market-crash”. After all, nobody wants to suffer this type of drop: When a market crashe