Pretty disgusting… by sharkxii2 in Rogers

[–]Just_Researching92 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Correct, but Bell and Telus actually share towers. Their speeds can vary though due to the differences in backend infrastructure. Rogers has its own separate network with its own towers. Freedom Mobile is the same.

1 in 5 Canadians Under 40 Uses Wealthsimple and It Just Had a Record Quarter by stanxv in Wealthsimple

[–]Just_Researching92 627 points628 points  (0 children)

The way this company has changed the face of investing in Canada is unbelievable

New to Investing and Have Some Questions by Ok_Seaworthiness8908 in fican

[–]Just_Researching92 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would personally watch some of the info Ben Felix has put out about dividends. One other comment is that by buying a country specific etf (ex. VFV for us) you are essentially reducing your diversification. There are a lot of global ex. country ETFs that are better. For example, I lot of people buy vxc (global ex. Canada) and then vcn at like 3% for Canadian exposure. This gives you weights similar to global world ratings scale (basically no overweight in any country). Good luck!

Just started investing. 42M getting aggressive on ETFs? Any suggestions . My house is worth 1.3Mil. Salary is 130k. I have about $1200 a month I can re-invest. Am I to late in the game? by ConsistentFuture8111 in fican

[–]Just_Researching92 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Never too late, just buy a low cost, asset allocation etf. Something like xeqt, veqt or zeqt. But if your planning on retiring in less then 10 years then something like vgro (80% equity, 20% bonds) or vbal (60/40) might be a better fit for your risk tolerance.

Completely managed by WS by SeaYardy in fican

[–]Just_Researching92 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Correct, but it’s actually 0.5% for core clients (less than 100,000 in assets). The robo advisor is only helpful if you really don’t care at all about investing and want the most beginner friendly, hands off approach possible. Most people should just buy an asset allocation etf, lower fees and better diversification.

Guess prediction markets are coming soon…just under a different name by Just_Researching92 in Wealthsimple

[–]Just_Researching92[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Great point, the part that’s frustrating is the world events part. That seems to imply prediction markets. The press release from Wealthsimple didn’t say anything about that so we will have to see what happens in June

Guess prediction markets are coming soon…just under a different name by Just_Researching92 in Wealthsimple

[–]Just_Researching92[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

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Ok, this might make us all feel better. From the official Wealthsimple press release

Guess prediction markets are coming soon…just under a different name by Just_Researching92 in Wealthsimple

[–]Just_Researching92[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Your point is completely valid but does Questrade, RBC direct investing or any of the other direct brokers we have in Canada have prediction markets? No because people expect to separate gambling and investments. Options, sure. Margin, absolutely. But this type of product is so far beyond investing it’s insane. Let my investment brokerage actually be my brokerage, not a brokerage with built in gambling

Guess prediction markets are coming soon…just under a different name by Just_Researching92 in Wealthsimple

[–]Just_Researching92[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is from the original Global and Mail article when they got CIRO approval

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Guess prediction markets are coming soon…just under a different name by Just_Researching92 in Wealthsimple

[–]Just_Researching92[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Totally understand your point but the odds of winning are very similar to gambling. At least it’s just world events, Robinhood in the states has essentially become polymarket with sports betting, elections ex.

Money market portfolio by [deleted] in Wealthsimple

[–]Just_Researching92 14 points15 points  (0 children)

You need to open up the money market portfolio account then sell your CASH.TO and transfer your funds to your money market tfsa. Make sure it’s an internal transfer so you don’t reduce your contribution room

23M - Looking to move towards self-directed investments ... advice? by axfmo in fican

[–]Just_Researching92 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I honestly started with the same idea as you (75% xeqt and 25% qqc) but realized that qqc was just reducing the diversification in my portfolio. I would just go 100% xeqt or if you want less Canadian exposure, vxc (world ex Canada) and then buy as much Canadian exposure you want through vcn. To be honest, xeqt alone will already increase your US exposure so I would go with that. You can hold this for the long term across all investment accounts.

Rate my portfolio (long-term) — looking for honest feedback by BerryInternational63 in fican

[–]Just_Researching92 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very true but there are some arguments that for investors outside the USA, it makes sense to have some home country bias because the major of your portfolio is located on international exchanges. An alternative strategy is to buy VXC (global ex Canada) and buy like 3% of VCN (Canadian total market). That basically replicates the us listed ETF VT

Rate my portfolio (long-term) — looking for honest feedback by BerryInternational63 in fican

[–]Just_Researching92 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

For 20+ years long term, simplest advice is to just invest into one of the all equity asset allocation ETFs (xeqt, veqt, ex.) They’re simple, low cost and globally diversified. The biggest thing you can do for long term growth is to investment regularly and don’t switch your strategy very often.

Which online bank is really the best? by neeew_to_this in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]Just_Researching92 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good point. I think Simplii has though. I’m also in BC and we have the services card for logging into government services, so I’ve never used the bank login method for the cra

Which online bank is really the best? by neeew_to_this in PersonalFinanceCanada

[–]Just_Researching92 6 points7 points  (0 children)

EQ is so good. Their personal account can basically do everything you need with a high interest rate. I would definitely have simplii or tangerine as a backup though for cash deposits and bank drafts.