Current Events – Canadian Money Talk

Video: Personal Finance for Young Adults: Don’t get into Debt

This is an #introductory #presentation about #personalfinance for #teens. Formula for #financialindependence, #FI and #success is: Earn money, Spend less than you Earn, Invest the rest, and don’t get into debt. This is part three, avoiding #debt for #teenagers, where I discuss #creditcards, #cars, and staying out of #consumer or #creditcarddebt. The #goal is to #spend less than you #earn.

The #CanadianMoneyTalk channel concentrates on #Canadianinvesting and #personalfinance in Canada.

Visit: http://www.canadianmoneytalk.ca
The Investing & Personal Finance Basics course is at https://canadianmoneytalk.ca/investing-personal-finance-basics-course/
The Advanced Investing: Stock Analysis Course is at https://canadianmoneytalk.ca/advanced-investing-stock-analysis-course/

Video: Making Money with Options in April

The video shows my results for #options #selling, both #puts, #calls and #coveredcalls, for April 17 expiry. I use options #strategies for #cashflow, to sell #stocks that are high, and buy stocks that are low.

The #CanadianMoneyTalk channel concentrates on #Canadianinvesting and #personalfinance in Canada.

Video: Where to invest around the World

A #heatmap shows the net cumulative total #returns of major #global equity #indices, across three regions: #Americas, #Europe, and #APAC (Asia-Pacific), for up to 10 years of returns. We can see strong areas, such as #US tech (#Nasdaq100) and #SP500 and #Taiwan, which may be becoming overpriced, while also pointing to weaker spots like #Emerging #European #markets, #Spain, #Singapore, #Malaysia and #China, as areas of #opportunity, as they are #outperforming in #recent #results.

The #CanadianMoneyTalk channel concentrates on #Canadianinvesting and #personalfinance in Canada.

Video: My Brand New Shiny RRSP Portfolio

I take you on my #journey to getting a brand new shiny #RRSP #portfolio. I choose the #wealthsimple #brokerage, sell my #mutualfunds, and share what #assets I am buying, specifically #index #ETFs covering the #TSX, #SP500, #developed #markets and #emerging #markets. I also get #smallcap #stock #ETF, a #technology ETF and a #bond fund as a #piggybank.

The #CanadianMoneyTalk channel concentrates on #Canadianinvesting and #personalfinance in Canada.

Video: Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

The video defines #REITs and why they are so #inexpensive. It looks at their #structure, #benefits, #pros and #cons, differences between #Canadian and #US REITs, and why they are, as a group, inexpensive in #March of #2025.

The #CanadianMoneyTalk channel concentrates on #Canadianinvesting and #personalfinance in Canada.

Video: Easy Foreign Investing With CDRs

This video brief overview of #Canadian Depositary Receipts, or #CDRs. They allow #Canadians to buy #foreign #stocks #worldwide for Canadian dollars, and #hedge out the #currency #fluctuations, so it doesn’t matter if the #USD gets stronger or weaker that the #CAD.

The #CanadianMoneyTalk channel concentrates on #Canadianinvesting and #personalfinance in Canada.

My Simply Investing Dividend Podcast interview

Introduction by Kanwal Sarai for this podcast episode:

In this episode, I interview investor Ales Eisner, we talk about how to get started with investing, how to select dividend stocks, and how invest in this current economic climate.

Ales achieved financial independence in his early 40’s, and stopped working in IT at 46. Today he lives off his six figure dividend income. Ales is a disciplined investor who is happy to share his knowledge and experience with our audience.

I also cover the following topics in this episode:
– How Ales achieved a six figure annual dividend income
– RRSP (401k) vs TFSA vs non-registered accounts
– Why is it important to start investing sooner than later?
– Is it too late to start investing in your 50s?
– What is your process for selecting what stocks to invest in?
– The risk of investing in dividend traps
– Why invest in dividend stocks when the dividend isn’t guaranteed?
– Why is dividend history so important?
– How many stocks should I hold in my portfolio?
– Do you consider the management expense ratio (MER fee) when investing in funds?
– When would you sell a stock?
– How are you investing in this current tariff trade war?
– The importance of remaining calm when investing
– What advice would you give to someone who wants to start investing for their future?

Link to Ales’s website: https://canadianmoneytalk.ca/

Video: What’s the Best Retirement Withdrawal Strategy?

Using the 4% rule, or with an updated 3.7% #withdrawal #rate in #retirement, what’s the best withdrawal #strategy? You can use #fixed #real withdrawals, which offer the benefit of #simplicity, or #dynamic #strategies, which factor in #portfolio #performance and #spending. The strategy depends on #Market #conditions, #inflation and #lifestyle.

The #CanadianMoneyTalk channel concentrates on #Canadianinvesting and #personalfinance in Canada.

Video: Investing Ideas for the new US Administration

There are #opportunities for #Canadian #Investors in the context of the new #Trump #US #Administration. I look at #Tariffs, #International #Diversification, the #Energy Sector, including #wind, #EV targets, Refilling the #oil stockpile, and increasing #production. Opportunities in the #Banking Sector, #Cryptocurrencies, #Currency, #Healthcare and #China are also examined.

The #CanadianMoneyTalk channel concentrates on #Canadianinvesting and #personalfinance in Canada.

Video: Top 5 Stocks for 2025

This is my Top 5 #stockpicks for #2025. They are mostly #value #investments: #GENERALMOTORS #GM, #POLARISRENEWABLEENERGY #PIF, #TELUS #T, #BAIDU #BIDU, and #TORONTODOMINION #TD. I also offer a draw for an hour of #mentoring via #video call with me for those who comment on Youtube.

The #CanadianMoneyTalk channel concentrates on #Canadianinvesting and #personalfinance in Canada.