Don’t miss out on the market’s best days. What does “buy low, sell high” mean? Simple: you buy investments when their price is down and sell them when their price has peaked. Except without a crystal ball, it’s impossible to predict when those prices will occur. How do you know when a share price is going to peak? How do you know that the price won’t keep rising? The costs of getting it wrong are high. You may miss out on positive returns and big gains for your portfolio if y

It’s easy to get caught up in playing it safe. If you’re new to investing, you might only be looking into bonds and the Canadian market. The problem is your portfolio may miss out on positive returns if you don’t diversify with stocks (equities) and markets outside of Canada. Let’s start by considering the difference between stocks and bonds. How risky are stocks compared with bonds? Which are riskier, stocks or bonds? The right answer is both: either one can be risky if it’s