Learn Investing
A clear, structured path to build real investing skills: start with the basics, understand ETF investing, choose a strategy, and use calculators to stay on track.
These guides focus on first principles: setting goals, choosing a risk level, diversifying with index funds and ETFs, managing fees and taxes, and writing simple rules you can follow when markets get noisy. Each section links to short, readable articles with examples and checklists.
Start Here: Core Guides
If you’re new or resetting your plan, begin with these three deep-dive guides before anything else.
Investing 101
Big-picture beginner’s guide to compounding, risk vs return, asset allocation, and how to start investing step by step.
Perfect first read if you’re starting from scratch.
ETFs Explained
Plain-English breakdown of how ETFs work, ETF vs mutual funds, fees, risks, and how to choose the right funds.
Best next step once you understand the basics.
Asset Allocation Basics
How to pick a simple stock/bond mix, sample model portfolios, and how to rebalance over time.
Turn knowledge into a concrete portfolio you can stick with.
Your Learning Path
Basics
Start with what investing is, how risk vs return works, why diversification matters, how compound interest grows wealth, and how to pick a simple asset allocation. Perfect for beginners and self-directed investors returning to fundamentals.
ETF Essentials
Understand ETF investing: what an ETF is, how it trades, expense ratios (MER), liquidity and bid–ask spreads, tracking error, and the differences between index funds vs ETFs. Learn when an all-in-one asset allocation ETF makes sense.
Strategies
Pick an approach you can actually stick to. Compare buy-and-hold indexing, rebalancing, dividend investing, value vs growth, and momentum. We explain pros/cons and give simple, rules-based ways to implement each strategy.
Retirement Planning
Connect investing to long-term goals. Build a simple plan that balances growth with volatility you can live with. Explore contribution schedules, withdrawal strategies, and how compounding, fees, and taxes affect your ending wealth. Regional account types (e.g., TFSA/RRSP) live in sub-guides without changing the global principles.
Hands-On Calculators
Numbers make concepts stick. Use these tools to experiment with compound interest, CAGR, DRIP dividends, and rebalancing thresholds before you change your real portfolio.
Glossary
Short, plain-English definitions for core investing terms—asset allocation, diversification, expense ratio (MER), tracking error, volatility, rebalance bands, and more—so you never get stuck on jargon.
How to Use This Library
Pick a learning path and commit to finishing it. Start in Basics, then read ETF Essentials, then choose one Strategy and write down your rules (contribution amount, target allocation, and a simple rebalancing policy). Use the calculators to sanity-check assumptions and update your plan once or twice a year—not every day.
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