Passive Investing Guide
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The stock market is forward looking
The stock market is forward looking means that stocks are valued by their estimated future profits, and the price is adjusted to those expectations as soon as they are known, long before it impacts their profits. Read on to find out how this affects your decision of whether to invest or pay down your home loan.
Stock market risk
Get a deeper understanding of stock market risk, with an explanation of systematic risk, the risk premium, and de-risking vs diversification.
Should I diversify out of VDHG?
We explore a question that often comes up from new investors whether they should diversify out of just VDHG and add other funds so they don’t have all their eggs in one basket.
GHHF – The moderately leveraged ETF
One of the most innovative new funds was released in 2024 – GHHF.
GHHF is a leveraged ETF with an asset allocation similar to DHHF, but it differs from most leveraged ETFs in that it is moderately leveraged.
Read on to learn more about how GHHF works, what it invests in, how much leverage it has, how it is rebalanced, how much it costs, and more.
Cash vs bonds (or both) in your portfolio
The different characteristics of cash and bonds, including risk and return, diversification, de-risking, and how to use this information when constructing your portfolio.
Whipsaws and hopping out of the market when there’s bad news
In major market declines, couldn’t we temporarily switch to cash after a slight decline and then switch back when it’s lower? Maybe, but it comes with a price.