Herman VanGenderen looks back into the various mistakes and successes in his portfolio, with the goal of helping readers out there actively managing their own off-farm investments.
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Smashes and setbacks line the path to a successful investment portfolio
Investing for Fun and Profit: The personal portfolio quadrupled in the equivalent of eight years, despite numerous mistakes
A vendor take-back mortgage will help keep a farm intact
Farm Financial Planner: The retiring sellers don’t want or need top dollar for the land, but need to limit the resulting tax liability
A retiring Manitoba couple with no farming heirs would like to see their land safely transferred to their farming neighbours. Just gifting the land, though, or selling it below market value would complicate their retirement plans.
Save on your farm accounting fees
Farm Family Coach: Practical tips for farmers to make meetings with accountants more efficient and avoid unnecessary costs
Farmers can reduce their accounting bills by coming prepared, streamlining records and choosing the right accountant, farm family coach Alyssa Brown writes.
What factors historically boost stock returns?
Investing for Fun and Profit: Valuation, momentum and profitability historically drive returns
Drivers of stock values can be summed up in four positive terms - valuation, momentum, quality and profitability - and four negative: growth in assets, turnover, company size and share price volatility, Herman VanGenderen explains.
Canadian economy going ‘under the speed limit,’ says FCC analyst
Farm Credit Canada outlined less than impressive numbers for Canada’s economy Sept. 18, and that will spill over into agriculture.
Where in the world are the best investment opportunities?
Investing for Fun and Profit: When looking beyond Canada and the U.S., the data tells the story
I remain concerned about both the TSX and S&P 500 from valuation, political and economic standpoints, making it worthwhile to look also toward other countries.
Is farm equipment best bought or leased?
Farm Financial Planner: Or is either option better than the other?
Whether to buy or lease farm equipment is a crucial question, though one with no definitive answer. Let’s analyze the numbers using an example from management and accounting firm BDO.
The Titanium Strength Portfolio keeps plugging along
Investing for Fun and Profit: The portfolio achieved a nice double by its seventh anniversary
If, seven years ago, you had told me all the extenuating circumstances to come, I might have been hesitant predicting what I did at the time about this model stock portfolio.
New Farm Credit Canada loan option aims to ease farm ownership transfers
FCC hopes their new enhanced transition loan will make farm succession easier for both farm buyer and seller
Farm Credit Canada's enhanced transition loan meant to offer better financial terms, flexibility for farm and agribusiness assets changing hands.
Navigating investments amid current market volatility
Investing for Fun and Profit: The main thing during these volatile periods is to avoid panic
Having a few decisions such as index insurance puts and precious metals go positive, when everything else is going negative, helps reduce the panic emotion.
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