Robb Engen

Let’s Not Turn Our Kids Into Mini Warren Buffetts (Just Yet) Many parents want to get their kids investing early, but most strategies - like in-trust accounts or using your TFSA - come with pitfalls. Here's a smarter, simpler way to set your kids up for financi...

Many parents want to get their kids investing early, but most strategies - like in-trust accounts or using your own TFSA or non-reg account - come with pitfalls. Here's a smarter, simpler way to set your kids up for financial success.

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"No one wants to die with millions in the bank and regrets in their heart."

New | Why we stopped saving so much and started living: boomerandecho.com/why-we-stopp...

Should You Take a Flyer on a Penny Stock? Every now and then, I get a note from a reader whose spouse or friend has gotten excited about a stock tip. Usually, it comes with a backstory: someone they know bought a few thousand shares of a penn...

Penny stocks are seductive. They're cheap, the story sounds compelling, and there’s always a friend-of-a-friend who allegedly turned $1,000 into a million. But the odds of that happening? Let’s just say you might have better luck with a scratch ticket: boomerandecho.com/should-you-t...

New | Weekend Reading: Mid-Year Market Update - boomerandecho.com/weekend-read...

Here are some of the most common (and costly) examples of mental accounting I’ve seen in financial planning conversations – and a few from my own life too: boomerandecho.com/mental-accou...

TFSA confusion: The myths that just won’t die - MoneySense The tax-free savings account is a great wealth-building tool, but it’s sadly misunderstood. Here are seven TFSA features Canadians should know.

More TFSA stuff - My latest for @moneysense.bsky.social on TFSA myths that refuse to die: www.moneysense.ca/save/investi...

Think taking big risks in your TFSA will help you catch up? Why chasing lottery-like returns can backfire—and why a boring, diversified approach wins in the long run: boomerandecho.com/reckless-vs-...

Interesting, and not all that surprising based on my use of AI so far. You’ve got to be really careful accepting the output as gospel

A spending rule attempts to solve for maximum spending (i.e. how much can I safely withdraw each year without running out of money in retirement).

But I would say almost none of my retired clients think that way: boomerandecho.com/weekend-read...

New | Why being pension-rich but savings-poor might warrant a different approach to debt in retirement: boomerandecho.com/retiring-wit...

New | Will AI Replace Financial Planners?

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New | Weekend Reading: Controversial Takes in Personal Finance Edition: boomerandecho.com/weekend-read...

New | The Two-Fund Retirement Solution gives you long-term growth, short-term stability, and (in theory) a higher chance of staying invested when it matters most: boomerandecho.com/a-smarter-wa...

New | Hey Siri, play Kickstart My Heart:
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In years of working with hundreds of investors, I’ve discovered a dirty little secret:

60/40 investors are often just as panicky as 100% equity investors when markets fall.

Wealthsimple finally has self-directed (family) RESPs. Currently in beta but can open the account on the desktop platform, add new contributions, and initiate external account transfers by contacting their support team.

New | Spend the Money: Tackling the Emotional Side of Retirement Planning: boomerandecho.com/spend-the-mo...

Two Couples, One KEY Difference - The Wealthy Barber Two Couples, One KEY Difference Please share this video. Some financial-planning help I gave young couples recently really left an impression on me. 💈💈💈 I had an interesting experience two weeks ago, ...

Please share this video. Some financial-planning help I gave young couples recently really left an impression on me. Watch here: thewealthybarber.com/video/two-co...

Of course!

They’re only on Twitter

New | The most difficult account for investors to manage: boomerandecho.com/the-most-dif...

The dividend:

Dividend investors: I don’t care about the stock price falling. The dividend helps me stay the course:

Yeah that was it

Nice, thanks for this - I’ll check it out.

My hatred for shopify runs deep but was amplified more so during the whole capital gains thing last year and the election this year

“The fear that Lütke and his peers may be embracing a milder shade of the American broligarchy’s authoritarian streak feels like a surprising turn when you consider that Shopify grew into a global player in a pastel-hued era of millennial optimism.”

The Death of Shopify’s Start-up Dream, One Layoff at a Time | The Walrus How the company chased scale, hit a wall, retrenched, and became the very thing it promised not to be

The Death of Shopify’s Start-up Dream, One Layoff at a Time: thewalrus.ca/the-death-of...

Boarded! Only five hours late 😬

I wonder how much longer they can keep this up before cancelling our flight 🤔

Zoom is down - had to use Teams this afternoon. @jasonpereira.bsky.social is right, this is the worst platform imaginable