Headlines this week were full of “David and Goliath” stories about “little” Reddit users taking down Wall Street “elite” hedge funds by driving shares of GameStop (and a few others) up by as much as 1,700%. I’ve had many questions from clients about this so I thought I would try to explain, in plain language, what has gone on. To be clear - what is going on isn’t investing.

Holders of registered accounts should reduce the value of their accounts while they are in a lower tax rate (and still living) by making larger than required withdrawals each year.

Fixed income (bonds) explained.

What do active managers, anti-vaxxers and flat-Earthers have in common? They all ignore the evidence.

EFTs explained.

Stocks (equity) explained.

Mutual funds explained.

Asset allocation explained.

The basics of investing explaned.

The outbreak of the COVID-19 virus pandemic has caused us all to quickly change our daily routines.