From 1955 to 1995, Walter Schloss was one of the best-performing investors in North America, rivaling the great Warren Buffett in success. Schloss left Graham-Newman, the wealth management firm ran by Benjamin Graham (the father of value investing) in 1955, to start his own firm. Forty years later, he had delivered annual returns net to his investors of 15.7% per year, handily beating the S&P 500, which returned 10.4% a…
Dennis Colpitts could pay down the mortgage on his house in western Canada early if he wanted. He’s investing in the stock market instead — and in some cases borrowing to do so. With a mortgage rate of 2.35%, Colpitts said it makes more sense to put his money into stocks or other investments that hold the potential for higher gains. He primarily invests in exchange-traded funds, including through a…
Dividend investors are a unique and frankly, quite a passionate bunch! Those of us who have research the topic extensively and believe strongly in it’s benefits understand the impacts it can have on our own portfolios over the long-term. As such, I continue to invest in dividend stocks. However, this has created some unique problems not all investors face when building a portfolio based on a strong and balanced asset…