Investing Journey

The One-Minute Portfolio update

The One-Minute Portfolio (OMP) was launched in 2003 to show how easy and inexpensive it is to set up and manage a diversified portfolio.

Feb 23

January 2025

Shopify's stock seems to be taking off

Shopify Inc., the second largest e-commerce platform by sales in North America, reports its fourth-quarter results on Feb.

Jan 28

October 2024

A book on Shopify's first 20 years

How did the company become so successful and what are some of the lessons?

Oct 9, 2024

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June 2024

Why hiking the capital-gains tax might fail

A Homer Simpson “Doh!” moment awaits.

Jun 17, 2024

ETFs that track the trades of politicians

Do they outperform?

Jun 3, 2024

June 2023

The Big Short of the 1860s

James Fisk was the corpulent and flamboyant American financier who came into a fortune in the 1860s, much like the central figures in Michael Lewis…

Jun 30, 2023

May 2023

Shopify seems to be recovering

OK, I was way too early with my bullish call in the post “Is Shopify a buy now?” And, yup, it was painful for a long time. But Shopify’s stock recently…

May 20, 2023

April 2023

Recent research into short selling

Highlights from academic papers published in 2023

Apr 28, 2023

March 2023

The pandemic of fraud

Short sellers and whistleblowers fight a lonely battle

Mar 31, 2023

3 highlights in markets this week

I am a financial columnist, business author and economist, on a investing journey now three decades long. These are my notes.

Mar 12, 2023

February 2023

3 charts that suggest no soft landing

Larry MacDonald also writes for the Globe and Mail and a Blog about Shopify

Feb 21, 2023

January 2023

Here is why crypto must be phased out

The anonymity of cryptocurrencies makes it easy for criminals to flourish. We’re reminded of this by news today that ransomware group Hive was busted by…

Jan 27, 2023