Stock Market Strategies: Keep What Works, Drop the Noise
Educational content only — not financial advice. Canada-first. Independent of any brokerage.
Principles that compound
Own broad markets, minimize costs, automate contributions, and stick to an allocation that matches your risk tolerance.
What to ignore
Hot tips, short‑term predictions, and market timing. Focus on time in the market, not timing the market.
A simple starter portfolio
One‑ETF ‘balanced’ portfolio or a two‑fund stock/bond mix; revisit annually and rebalance if drift exceeds 5%.
Turn rules into a weekly habit
Write your target mix, contribution amount, and rebalancing rule on one page. Automate transfers into a TFSA or RRSP when possible (compare them). Use the compound interest calculator once a year to update expectations—not every headline.
Deepen with buy-and-hold indexing and rebalancing.