Sentences with phrase «diy investors»

On the other hand, given the size of the Canadian pool of DIY investors, the opportunity to grow will largely go to the brokerage that moves the fastest and boldest.

Of course, there's still lots of important action to stay on top of, which is something all DIY investors (especially the more active among us) quickly learn is a reality of life in the markets.

Think of what ING and Ally have done for GICs and extend that to a complete investment platform for DIY investors.

For many DIY investors, the idea of investing in the markets using mutual funds is somewhat of a controversial topic.

DIY investors will have their own ideas of what Vanguard should do: my own wishlist includes a cheap REIT fund and currency unhedged US Total Market and MSCI EAFE index funds.

Almost 90 % of Questrade users are self - directed, DIY investors.

But DIY investors building a concentrated stock portfolio may want to look to Stoxx's indices to help assess geographical diversification within their portfolio.

Many DIY investors feel compelled to add unnecessary complexity and end up sabotaging themselves.

The company says it may be another year or more before DIY investors can buy them directly.

While Canadian DIY investors have a chance to peek around the corner to see what online brokerages have coming in 2018, we also wanted to review what US discount brokerages were up to to see what else might be coming down the... Read More»

For DIY investors, the news is great.

With over 300 live attendees (a headline grabbing number on its own) and thousands more registered, TD Direct Investing's team could now communicate directly and transparently with DIY investors and with each other all in real time.

It was not entirely surprising, therefore, to see that the promise of a single movie ticket just couldn't convince DIY investors to make the trek to the downtown Toronto investor centre during the Pan-Am game HOV restrictions.

There is a manageable number of choices (five) with the most important for most DIY investors (finding out about fees and getting in touch with client service) easily accessed from the top menu.

In reality, some discount brokerages and DIY investors may believe there are certain features that are better suited to bigger screens.

For starters, one of the major sources of promotional offers for DIY investors, Questrade, is still in a holding pattern with no new noteworthy promotions being put forward.

For Canadian discount brokerages, planning for their busiest season in 2016 just seems to have gotten much more interesting as they are now tasked with enticing DIY investors into opening online trading accounts.

If not, it will definitely be a much smaller field of brokerages and offers for DIY investors to choose from, at least until the fall season shows up when brokerages will be more interested in ramping up their promotional activities.

From there we'll recap the upcoming investor education events and the activity of DIY investors on Twitter.

In either case, however, it is clear that DIY investors are starting to see bank - owned online brokerages start to create better user experiences and interfaces.

In this post from the Canadian Money Forum, the rumoured raising of the TFSA contribution limit has also raised the spirits of many DIY investors.

But it is possible for DIY investors to pay much less — certainly less than 0.5 %.

One of the big news stories for DIY investors this past week was the hint that the Federal Government may be doubling TFSA contribution limits from $ 5,500 to $ 11,000 in the upcoming Federal Budget.

Here's a question few people get asked in their day: what would it take to join a club that let's DIY investors pay $ 9.99 in commission per trade?

I find these tools to be really useful especially for DIY investors, they're a great resource that turns complex analysis into easily understandable numbers.

This adds a «social» ingredient to investing, and can help DIY investors perform better by opening up the free exchange of ideas.

This signals that DIY investors can expect some deal turnover to happen through and towards the end of this month.

There's quite the backlog of Twitter comments from Canadian DIY investors.

From awards to new deals crossing the wire, the last few weeks of the year will probably have a few more surprises to offer DIY investors.

Why do so many DIY investors and asset allocations use a bond index fund instead of a DIY ladder?

And, as seasoned DIY investors know, opening an account is just the first step in being able to get up and running; accounts also need to be approved and funded — both of which can add time to the setup process.

Markets and cryptocurrencies aren't the only reasons for DIY investors to be excited heading into the end of 2017.

DIY investors may chose to switch to one of Paul's Ultimate Buy and Hold portfolios with the equity / fixed - income percentage they think is right for them.

From a cost / benefit perspective the data cost for the number of symbols to monitor is quite high relative to other platform and data options available to DIY investors.

For all DIY investors, however, there seems to be an additional rule when shopping for online brokerages which is online brokerage deals lead to more online brokerage deals.

That, however, may soon change as their new pricing structure can garner instant attention and relevance for price - sensitive DIY investors.

Another reason online brokerages are looking to attract DIY investors is the meteoric rise in Bitcoin and and all things cryptocurrency as well as the interest in stocks / companies poised to benefit from legalization of recreational marijuana in Canada and beyond.

Whatever the case, DIY investors in Canada are bound to benefit which is great news.

The net result should line up for a very exciting December / January for DIY investors.

With that in mind, we'll be keeping an eye out for offers that come to market between now and the end of 2018 and, as always, if you spot something that might be of value to other DIY investors, please place it in the comments below.

As the end of the calendar year (which is important for TFSA's) and the RRSP contribution deadline (in March) tick closer, Canadian discount brokerages are gearing up for another busy season of DIY investors shopping around for the best deal on an online trading account.

Also, to get caught up on the conversations by DIY investors on Twitter we'll be publishing the discount brokerage tweets of the week for the weeks the roundup has been on pause.

The fact that there is only one other online brokerage present in Toronto on that day (NBDB) leaves plenty of room on the field for Interactive Brokers to shine in one of the largest markets for DIY investors in Canada.

It is against this backdrop that the activities of a few brokerages this past week offered an interesting cross section of where online brokerage generated content happens to be and which online brokerages are creating their own content for DIY investors.

Offers with 100 or 500 commission - free trades might be great for highly active traders but would offer little value for less active investors which makes the latest move by Virtual Brokers DIY investors may turn to, especially with RBC Direct Investing's offer now retired.

Whether it is in long form copy, social media or on video, smaller players are being quickly displaced by the work being done by some of the larger brands which means that DIY investors looking for content on investing or investor education, will likely be drawn to the bank - owned brokerages» content channels or online contests while swiping or surfing online.

Hosted by the Montreal Exchange, these sessions offer DIY investors a day - long intensive series of lessons on the world of options trading.

There are a couple of interesting events for DIY investors coming up in the next week (and beyond) that offer some opportunities to learn about markets and offer up investing ideas.

For DIY investors, it seems tricky to keep calm but the tale of the tape is not pricing in the end of the world, but rather more earnings ahead.

Aside from the educational aspect of the day, which is great for DIY investors, what is also interesting about the Options Education Day is the sponsorship and participation of Canadian discount brokerages, who have a natural interest in connecting with DIY investors who trade options.