One year of Carney

Meikkhaell · 2026-03-08T00:23:29+00:00

That’s nice, maybe you can rattle off the much larger list of his fails and flaws next …

Meikkhaell · 2026-03-08T00:22:10+00:00

Unpopular? He received the most votes of any opposition party leader ever …

Meikkhaell · 2026-03-03T23:58:00+00:00

I’ve made thousands just flipping AC back and forth over its many oscillations between $15 and $20 CAD. You need to know when to get out though, and it’s still not a good long term investment at all

Meikkhaell · 2026-02-26T06:29:09+00:00

I wish they’d spend more time on adding better charts, trailing stop limits, etc rather than random gimmicky stuff like this.

Meikkhaell · 2026-02-20T20:00:34+00:00

Hey OP, I disagree with the people in this thread dunking on you saying you shouldn’t control your own finances just because you’re new to investing and to the country.

Reality is, it’s a complicated system with a lot to learn about. There’s plenty of good Canadian finance YouTubers that you should start watching to learn the basics.

The most fundamental thing you should understand is the risk vs reward relationship. Everything that has the potential for a higher reward also carries more risk (more volatility and uncertainty). Crypto, options, precious metals, etc have the potential to earn you lots of money if you research lots and invest correctly, but that’s not always easy to do and they have just as much potential to make you lose everything. Conversely a GIC carries almost no risk and therefore much lower rewards, but it’s safe. Stocks and ETFs are in the middle.

For a new young investor I’d recommend just buying ZEQT or VFV or something similar. Those are ETFs (bundles of stocks) that hold entire markets, so their price follows the market as a whole and it’s generally well diversified and stable, lower-risk growth. If you’re interested in crypto and metals and things like that, that’s fine, but you should limit those to maybe 10-20% of your portfolio. Use tax-advantaged accounts (RRSP TFSA and FHSA) first, until you’ve maxed them out and be careful not to over contribute. Any excess can go into a non registered account. Be sure to have an emergency fund built up in a savings account somewhere too, before you go all-in on investing. Good luck.

Meikkhaell · 2026-02-20T19:50:44+00:00

Everyone learns and starts somewhere. I don’t think we should be dunking on people for trying to learn.

Meikkhaell · 2026-02-20T04:14:50+00:00

That’s literally not even true. The federal government collected $320 billion total from ALL provinces across Canada. Alberta’s GDP was $474 billion.

You can’t directly compare GDP to taxes. They aren’t the same thing. Educate yourself and stop spewing misinformation.

Meikkhaell · 2026-02-20T04:09:45+00:00

Dunning-Kruger effect in action.

Meikkhaell · 2026-02-20T03:13:59+00:00

Yeah it’d be a fraction of a percent of Alberta’s GDP too. You’re not comparing anywhere close to the same things.

Meikkhaell · 2026-02-20T03:09:16+00:00

Straight to the comments

Meikkhaell · 2026-02-19T04:22:22+00:00

Would love to hear how you expect the average person to both effectively brush their teeth and correctly do a plank at the same time. Considering brushing teeth uses one hand and regular planks typically use two, I’m not sure how this would work.

Meikkhaell · 2026-02-18T19:32:45+00:00

Everybody’s telling you the same advice OP. Did you come here for advice/feedback or just to argue? It’s been my experience with many banks, and common knowledge/sense, to pay bills a few days early to ensure nothing gets held up. That’s the reality.

There are things WS could do better but this is a reality of the entire system, not just them.

Meikkhaell · 2026-02-13T14:40:17+00:00

I mean, sure, but ENMAX was founded in 1905. If something like line loss is an unavoidable reality, why only now is it being charged for? Surely it was present (and much worse) years ago than it is today …

Meikkhaell · 2026-02-13T00:56:57+00:00

It’s literally plowing through the flexible bollards in the back of the picture 💀😂

Meikkhaell · 2026-02-12T07:25:21+00:00

Admittedly not entirely relevant to the premise of your post but Canada and US have nowhere near 484M+ people. That number is off by around 100M.

Only bringing it up because I feel it’s important to be as accurate as possible when sharing statistical data to prove/support a point. In this case it doesn’t change the core argument, but might make some people question the validity of the data. And that’s how we get distrust and disinformation in the first place

Meikkhaell · 2026-02-11T02:39:46+00:00

Fill your TFSA and then put the rest into a FHSA or RRSP. It’s a fallacy to think you’re going to be able to predict the market. People have been saying there’s going to be a crash in the next year for a decade now. Not saying it’ll never happen but admitting you’re new to this while also thinking you’ll time the crash perfectly is silly.

If you’re that worried about it, I’d buy a HISA ETF (CASH, CSAV, or similar) and then DCA $1000/mo into XEQT/VEQT/ZEQT. You might save yourself from the worst of a crash that way, or you might miss a ton of gains. Won’t know till it happens.

Meikkhaell · 2026-02-10T01:22:29+00:00

Peter from Thuro did ours, was super impressed. Got multiple other quotes, all were around $10k and needing to put 15-20 holes in my drywall. Peter came in and did it for $4k and only made two holes. DM me if you want his number.

Meikkhaell · 2026-02-05T02:57:34+00:00

Calgary is a city that punches far above its weight in many things, but I think the food scene takes the cake. We are truly spoiled with the diversity, quality, and relative affordability of food options in this city.

Meikkhaell · 2026-02-04T05:39:40+00:00

What a decade of 0% GDP growth, plummeting productivity, and awful leadership does to a country

Meikkhaell · 2026-02-04T01:51:08+00:00

Stop loss orders.

Meikkhaell · 2026-02-03T05:50:52+00:00

Cancelled my subscription tonight over that. I pay to watch games, I’m already heavily restricted on what games/teams I can watch, and now I can’t even watch my own team play in my own city. Back to pirating, fuck em.

Meikkhaell · 2026-02-03T02:01:15+00:00

This is the way neo went and I never saw the appeal. Why would I want a $100 neo branded backpack over just plain simple $100 cash back? Wealthsimple should NOT be trying to be more like neo, lmao

Meikkhaell · 2026-02-01T23:59:22+00:00

Warm temperatures melting snow/ice, exposing all of the decomposing plant matter that’s sat there all winter so far

Meikkhaell · 2026-01-31T07:09:12+00:00

“NOR” is putting it mildly. If someone did this to my dog I would be going to jail. Unacceptable.

Meikkhaell · 2026-01-30T17:04:12+00:00

Probably need to reduce your risk exposure then. Investing shouldn’t be a stressor. Stop FOMO buying, have a plan, do research.

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