Archive for January 2019
Vanguard vs. iShares All-in-One ETFs
Many of you know how much I appreciate and recommend the Vanguard all-in-one ETFs. What I like most about them is that in a single ETF, it provides investors with a complete globally indexed portfolio that will automatically rebalance to maintain the set ratio of equity/bonds. All for a very low management expense ratio (MER)…
Read MoreIndexed Family Education Fund (RESP) Portfolio Update – 2019 Edition
It has been about a year since my last RESP portfolio update which is probably an appropriate time span since it’s a fairly steady portfolio that is 100% indexed. 2018 was certainly a test for equity portfolios and although stocks were pounded, these indexed RESP accounts performed a little better than I expected. The RESP portfolios for…
Read MoreNet Worth Update January 2019 – Nobleea the Engineer and Millionaire!
Name: Nobleea Age: 40 Net Worth: $1,049,416 Day Job: Engineering manager at oilfield services company, Teacher (wife) Family Income: $140,000 (main job), $20,000 (part-time job/rental income), $85,000 (wife main job) Goals: Million dollar family net worth before 40 (Complete), Retirement from the primary job at 50 (for me) We live in Edmonton where incomes are…
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