The ultimate goal, here at Avrex Money, is to achieve Financial Independence.. This blog has been in existence for three years. During this time, I have written a whopping total of 22 posts. Wow! With that output rate, I can officially declare myself, the “Least Prolific Personal Finance Blogger in Canada.” 🙂 Why have I […]
Years ago, I built a spreadsheet to calculate how much money I would need to retire. I would update it regularly. One of the biggest factors in knowing ‘when you have enough to retire’ is to look at your spending habits and determine how much you want to spend in your retirement years. For example, […]
In a previous post, I discussed The Piotroski F-Score, as a metric to assist in determining the financial health of a company. Review the post, The Piotroski F-Score, to see how this score is calculated. Today, let’s apply this metric to our home market: Canada. Here are the Piotroski F-Scores for companies in the S&P/TSX […]
In 2015, I’ve challenged myself to generate income by selling call/put options. With that said, here is the 2015 Avrex Options Income Challenge Goal: I would like to make a $12,000 profit in 2015. (i.e. $1,000 per month). However, the problem with options, is that the resulting returns are highly variable. There is a large […]
Are you looking for stable, low-beta stocks that pay a dividend? How about the Canadian Consumer Defensive sector. Here’s a ranked list, for your further investigation. [table id=14 datatables_fixedheader=”top” /]
Normally at AvrexMoney, we discuss topics on Investing and Saving you money. Today, we’ll take a little detour as I share with you one of my other passions. The Olympics. And more specifically, Canada at the Olympics. How will Canada perform at these Olympics? To get the answer, let’s look and see what the bookmakers […]
The purpose of this article is to look at how you can control and direct your company pension money: from the day you leave your job, until the day you die. Life Stage: Pension Savings Approximately one-third of Canadians have a company sponsored Registered Pension Plan (RPP). When I leave my company, what are my […]
Although the TFSA is called a ‘savings account’, it should be considered an ‘investment account’. Some individuals have taken on risks, to grow their accounts far beyond their initial contributions. Similar to the Financial Post’s query earlier this year, MoneySense magazine was also asking it’s readers to let them know how well they were doing […]
Here is the dividend yields and dividend growth rates for all companies in the S&P / TSX Composite Index. The table is sorted by Company Name, but feel free to sort by any column, or use the Search box to find your favorite company (for example: Royal Bank) Last updated: Sept 17, 2013. [table id=11 […]
Valuating a company using the Piotroski F-Score Congratulations. You’ve discovered a nice cheap value stock to invest in. But wait. Maybe that company’s stock price is cheap and/or unpopular for a reason. Maybe the company’s financial health is not as good as you think and that’s the reason the stock price has been beaten down. […]