Comments on: My Smith Manoeuvre – 1st Quarter Update http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/my-smith-manoeuvre-%e2%80%93-1st-quarter-update/ This is where your finance takes place Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:45:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Kelly http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/my-smith-manoeuvre-%e2%80%93-1st-quarter-update/comment-page-1/#comment-7694 Kelly Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:09:08 +0000 http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/?p=1458#comment-7694 Hi Mike, Thanks for sharing your SM adventures. I too am using the SM and don't know anyone else who is so it is nice to know what others are experiencing. I have been thinking i need to diversify my reinvestment portion as well since so far it has all been into one fund. This fund to date is up 12 % and my ROC fund is up 22% so my SM is going super well and only 3 more years to pay off my mortage and be mortage free by 40! Kelly Hi Mike,

Thanks for sharing your SM adventures. I too am using the SM and don’t know anyone else who is so it is nice to know what others are experiencing. I have been thinking i need to diversify my reinvestment portion as well since so far it has all been into one fund. This fund to date is up 12 % and my ROC fund is up 22% so my SM is going super well and only 3 more years to pay off my mortage and be mortage free by 40!

Kelly

]]> By: Jack http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/my-smith-manoeuvre-%e2%80%93-1st-quarter-update/comment-page-1/#comment-5544 Jack Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:42:51 +0000 http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/?p=1458#comment-5544 Mike, is there an email address I can correspond with you? I picked up your name from reading an article and would like to exchange some ideas with you. My email address is above. Jack Mike, is there an email address I can correspond with you? I picked up your name from reading an article and would like to exchange some ideas with you. My email address is above.

Jack

]]> By: The Financial Blogger http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/my-smith-manoeuvre-%e2%80%93-1st-quarter-update/comment-page-1/#comment-5538 The Financial Blogger Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:27:02 +0000 http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/?p=1458#comment-5538 I think Canadian Capitalist is using TD series. It is true that the canadian market is small, therefore severall mutual fund will look alike in term of aset allocation and yield. However, there are still a huge difference in term of MERs. This is why I decided to go with index funds with cheap MERs. I got lucky since I have changed my asset allocation right before March rally. As of for bottom of the market, we will only find out at the end of 2010 ;-) I think Canadian Capitalist is using TD series.

It is true that the canadian market is small, therefore severall mutual fund will look alike in term of aset allocation and yield. However, there are still a huge difference in term of MERs.

This is why I decided to go with index funds with cheap MERs. I got lucky since I have changed my asset allocation right before March rally.

As of for bottom of the market, we will only find out at the end of 2010 ;-)

]]> By: Silicon Prairie http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/my-smith-manoeuvre-%e2%80%93-1st-quarter-update/comment-page-1/#comment-5537 Silicon Prairie Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:16:24 +0000 http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/?p=1458#comment-5537 You aren't using TD e-Series funds are you? :) I learned that when you set up an automatic monthly purchase, all funds with 'Canadian' in the name are equivalent and it doesn't matter which one you're assigned to. You aren’t using TD e-Series funds are you? :)

I learned that when you set up an automatic monthly purchase, all funds with ‘Canadian’ in the name are equivalent and it doesn’t matter which one you’re assigned to.

]]> By: DAvid http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/my-smith-manoeuvre-%e2%80%93-1st-quarter-update/comment-page-1/#comment-5536 DAvid Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:51:26 +0000 http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/?p=1458#comment-5536 By comparison, my TFSA account is up a bit less than 1% since January -- 100% GIC. I don't believe we've hit bottom yet; Canadian Capitalist's Sleepy Portfolio made NO gains since inception, and market volatility reigns supreme. It may be great for the day traders, when stocks change in value by 25% in a week, but not for my type of trading. DAvid By comparison, my TFSA account is up a bit less than 1% since January — 100% GIC.

I don’t believe we’ve hit bottom yet; Canadian Capitalist’s Sleepy Portfolio made NO gains since inception, and market volatility reigns supreme. It may be great for the day traders, when stocks change in value by 25% in a week, but not for my type of trading.

DAvid

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