Best Way to Reinvest Dividends?

When it comes to reinvesting dividends there are really only 2 options. The first option is to use a dividend reinvestment plan also known as a DRIP. The second option is to just reinvest your dividends yourself. There are a few advantages and disadvantages to each of these strategies. DRIPS are the main strategy thatContinue reading “Best Way to Reinvest Dividends?”

TFSA vs RRSP

This article is all about your Tax Free Savings account vs. your Registered Retirement Savings Plan and which one you should be investing in. Obviously if you can afford to you should be maxing out both of these accounts if you have the ability to do so. This article assumes that, like me, you don’tContinue reading “TFSA vs RRSP”

The Good, the Bad, the Fugly

This post is all about my 5 best and 5 worst trades, as well as a couple missed opportunities and a couple that I was lucky to get out when I did and some of the lessons learned on the way. Hopefully this will help a few people avoid a few investing mistakes. The GoodContinue reading “The Good, the Bad, the Fugly”

Newbie to the blog

Hey all. My name is Colby McTavish. I have joined Outsider Trading as a new writer. My investing hobby began in 2013 and has since become a large part of my life. There have been a lot of learning curves and lessons along the way. In my particular case investing started out pretty succesfully forContinue reading “Newbie to the blog”