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Apr. 23, 2025

Psychology of Investing: Herding behaviour

The second part of our Psychology of Investing series takes a closer look at herding behaviour. Everyone likes to think they are their own person and that they would not get swept ...

Apr. 16, 2025

Reduce debt or invest?

Canadians are carrying around a lot of debt. According to Transunion, the average balance on Canadian credit cards in the third quarter of 2024 was $4,562. That was up nearly seven...

Apr. 9, 2025

Psychology of Investing: What are behavioural biases?

Today we’re launching a large 10-part series on the psychology of investing. Previously in a post during our DIY Investing series we examined a few cognitive biases that can impact...

Apr. 2, 2025

What is Securities Lending?

A popular online brokerage recently began offering securities lending to their customers. Securities lending is not a new phenomenon, but as some investors may be hearing about it ...

Psychology of Investing: Herding behaviour

Reduce debt or invest?

Psychology of Investing: What are behavioural biases?

What is Securities Lending?

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