Canadian Capitalist

Most market commentators make picks to beat the market over the next year, so it is refreshing to read a column titled Best Buys for 2015. The author mentions Home Depot (NYSE: HD), Toll Brothers (NYSE: TOL), Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT), Jean-Coutou (TSX: PJC.SV.A), CVS (NYSE: CVS), Cardinal Health (NYSE: CAH), WellPoint (NYSE: WLP), Royal Bank [...]

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My blog is worth $30,485.16.How much is your blog worth?

So, how much do you think the old Canadian Capitalist blog is worth? I checked out the blog worth calculator (thanks to Jim over at Blueprint for pointing it out) and almost choked on my coffee to find that it is worth over $30,000 (at [...]

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Canadians are not contributing enough to their retirement accounts.

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Should WestJet employees load up on their employer’s stock?

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Quick trip shopping might be convenient, but it is expensive.

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Report on Business is running a cover story on how inflation is starting to bite the bottom line of most ordinary Canadians.

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Since dividend yields in the Canadian energy sector are puny, investors should look elsewhere.

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Inspired by a post in the Canadian Financial Stuff blog about skyrocketing home heating bills, I dug through my records to find out how natural gas prices have fluctuated over the past two years. Note that the data represents only the gas supply rate (in cents/M3) and not the Customer Charge, Delivery Charge or Gas [...]

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I am selling the iUnits MSCI International Equity Index RSP Fund (TSX: XIN) and buying the equivalent iShares fund that track the MSCI EAFE Index. The XIN ETF has a total expense ratio of 0.5% versus 0.35% for the EFA and provides currency hedging for the extra fee. Since, I am investing for the very [...]

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The net worth of Canadians according to a 1999 Statistics Canada survey.

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