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.jpg) As strange as it may seem, there are few independent free Canadian sites on this subject, and most are either theoretical or commercial seeking to sell you a product or service. Our site wants to be your first stop for both theoretical and practical information:
- Why a theoretical aspect? We will give you numerous information sources (books, articles, studies, and other websites) because if an investor is not convinced of the merits of his approach to investing, he is likely, before the blizzard of publicity by sellers of financial products and services or in those moments of inevitable turbulents in the financial markets, to return to his old habits.
- Our site is interactive, inviting participation and comments (comments are sought by the symbol comments, contact us, etc.) of readers. It will always be “under construction”, since it will be adjusted to reflect those comments, developments in the markets, or correcting errors which will inevitably occur here and there in the site built with limited means and dependent upon your support (financial or otherwise) to maintain and improve.
- And the practical aspect? Our site explains how to trade by an intermediary or directly with issuers, what is the realistic return that one may expect on a portfolio and how does one measure it, what are the basic notions of a balanced and diversified portfolio, how does one manage his investment expenses, including taxation of investment income, how does one get maximum profit out of an
 RRSP and the different types of products (equity, debt, funds), with their advantages and disadvantages.
- Our site will help you to review your old ways of managing your investments, will explain in detail the advantages of exchange traded funds (ETFs) to invest in equity, as well as the advantages of individual selection of debt instruments – which is in fact the reverse of the practice of many investors who find “too complicated” the purpose of individual debt securities other than certificates of deposit.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 09 January 2008 )
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We have not proved able to take much advantage of a general systematic movement out of and into ordinary shares as a whole at different phases of the trade cycle....As a result of those experiences I am clear that the idea of wholesale shifts is for various reasons impracticable and indeed undesirable. Most of those who attempt it sell too late and buy too late, and do both too often, incurring heavy expenses and developing too unsettled and speculative a state of mind, which, if it is widespread, has besides the grave social disadvantages of aggravating the scale of fluctuations. John Manynard Keynes
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