This week I celebrate freedom: 我考完试! I’ve finished my exams, and my evenings are wide open once again. I’m not completely satisfied, because I realized that I studied a bit too much of one area and not enough of another when doing the test, and our oral group completely got our asses kicked by the [...]
Archive for the tag 'ETFs'
32 Comments Kevin on Dec 5th 2010
I recently read Barbara Friedberg’s 20 Minute Guide to Investing. This guide is an intro to investing that covers the basics of what you need to know, before you start investing. Barbara covers many topics, including the following: What should I do before I invest? Why should I invest? What is investing, and what are [...]
15 Comments Kevin on Oct 13th 2010
Filed under Growing Your Wealth,Investing
How to Invest in Vanguard Funds Using ETFs — and Save Money While You’re at It
Is it possible to save money by investing in exchange traded funds (ETFs) instead of mutual funds? For many of Vanguard‘s mutual funds, this is possible. Even more importantly, Vanguard ETFs offer Canadians and people living internationally the ability to invest in Vanguard mutual funds via ETFs. First, I’ll compare the difference between investing in [...]
39 Comments Kevin on Aug 30th 2010
Filed under Growing Your Wealth,Healthy Living,Interviews,Investing,Market Analysis,Miscellaneous,Opinion,Philosophy
Meet Andrew Hallam: The Millionaire Teacher
I am pleased to have the honor of having Andrew Hallam with us today for an interview. Andrew is a highly respected investor currently living in Singapore, where he works as an English teacher at Singapore American School, and writes freelance finance articles. Nominated a finalist for two Canadian National Publishing Awards, his writing has appeared [...]
38 Comments Kevin on Jul 12th 2010
