by Joseph Francis | Jan 10, 2018 | Budget Boss, Budgeting, Budgets, Dollar Cost Averaging, ETF's, Exchange Traded Funds, Fiduciary, Finances, Financial Advisor, Financial Education, Financial Empowerment, Financial Goals, Financial Health, Financial Independece, Financial Plan, Financial Planner, Fixed Income, Investing, Investment Strategy, Investments, Joseph James Francis, Money, RDSP, Registered Disability Savings Plan, Registered Education Savings Plan, Registered Retirement Savings Plan, RESP, Retirement, RRSP, RRSP versus TFSA, Saving, Saving Money, Stock Exchange, Stocks, Tax-Free Savings Account, TFSA, Wealth, Wealth Building, Wealth Planning
Wednesday, January 10, 2018 Will the Boom Continue? Investment Trends for 2018 Since the dawn of the great recession in 2008, we have seen 9 straight years of growth. We are in the midst of the longest bull market in the history the stock market. While this uptick has... by Joseph Francis | Dec 6, 2017 | Budget Boss, Budgeting, Budgets, Debt, Diversify, Diversify Investments, Dollar Cost Averaging, ETF's, Exchange Traded Funds, Fiduciary, Finances, Financial Advisor, Financial Education, Financial Empowerment, Financial Health, Financial Independece, Financial Plan, Financial Planner, Investing, Investment Strategy, Investments, Joseph James Francis, Minimalism, Money, RRSP, Saving Money, Stock Exchange, Stocks, Tax-Free Savings Account, TFSA, Wealth, Wealth Building, Wealth Planning
Wednesday, December 6, 2017 So You Think You Can Time the Market? One of the biggest mistakes you can make as an investor is trying to time the market. Timing the market means you are attempting to buy at the exact right time and sell at the exact right time. This... by Joseph Francis | Nov 23, 2017 | Budget Boss, Budgeting, Budgets, ETF's, Exchange Traded Funds, Fiduciary, Finances, Financial Advisor, Financial Education, Financial Empowerment, Financial Health, Financial Independece, Financial Plan, Financial Planner, Goal Setting, Investing, Investment Strategy, Investments, Mutual Funds, Registered Retirement Savings Plan, RRSP, RRSP versus TFSA, Saving Money, Stocks, Tax-Free Savings Account, TFSA, Wealth, Wealth Building, Wealth Planning
Thursday, November 23, 2017 Are You Ready to Rumble? – Mutual Funds Versus ETF’s In the investing world, a battle has emerged between the old school and the new. For decades Canadians, and many other nations, have been using Mutual Funds to get a piece of the... by Joseph Francis | Nov 22, 2017 | Budget Boss, Budgeting, Budgets, Diversify, Diversify Investments, Dollar Cost Averaging, ETF's, Exchange Traded Funds, Fiduciary, Finances, Financial Advisor, Financial Education, Financial Empowerment, Financial Health, Financial Independece, Financial Plan, Financial Planner, Investing, Investment Strategy, Investments, Joseph James Francis, Long Term Investing, Money, Mutual Funds, Retirement, Saving, Saving Money, Wealth Planning
Wednesday, November 22, 2017 Lock, Stock, and Barrell – Equities Explained Do you remember when interest rates were hovering around 10%? How about in the mid 1980’s when they were even as high as 18%? Well I don’t, but those must have been some magical times for... by Joseph Francis | Nov 20, 2017 | Bonds, Budget Boss, Budgeting, Budgets, Dow Jones, ETF's, Exchange Traded Funds, Fiduciary, Finances, Financial Advisor, Financial Education, Financial Empowerment, Financial Health, Financial Independece, Financial Plan, Financial Planner, Investment Strategy, Investments, Joseph James Francis, Money, Mutual Funds, Net Worth, Retirement, Retirement Planning, Saving Money, Stock Exchange, Stocks, Uncategorized, Wealth Building, Wealth Planning
Monday, November 20, 2017 Taking Stock: Market 101 Have you ever watched Business News Network or CNN Money during the day? It can get somewhat confusing when they go off on market capitalization, initial public offerings, options, PE Ratios, and every other term that... by Joseph Francis | Aug 22, 2017 | Bonds, Budget Boss, Budgeting, Budgets, Diversification, Diversify, Diversify Investments, Dollar Cost Averaging, ETF's, Investing, Investment Strategy, Investments, Joseph James Francis, Long Term Investing, Money, RDSP, Registered Disability Savings Plan, Registered Education Savings Plan, Registered Retirement Savings Plan, RESP, RRSP, RRSP versus TFSA, Saving, Saving Money, Tax-Free Savings Account, TFSA
Tuesday Tip of the Week: August 22, 2017 Financial Advisors and Your Investments: Do they have your back??? As Financial Advisor week rolls along we will focus today on one of the key components of any financial advisory practice. As I have said many times, saving and...