What is an index fund?

What is an index fund?

Given the name of our blog, I figured it’s a good idea to do a basic definition of what an index fund is. Before I define it however, a bit of background. Investing has a variety of things called asset classes. These are ‘types’ of 

Paying for university for your kids

Paying for university for your kids

We put two kids through school, through masters programs. Ultimately, it was not a real burden on us – it certainly wasn’t ‘expensive’ as you might be lead to believe. But, we definitely made some specific choices to achieve this result. Here’s what we did. 

What is a financial planner?

What is a financial planner?

There’s a whole bunch of terms in the financial industry to describe individuals who provide financial advice. And up until recently, those terms have been unregulated. I could have called my dog a financial planner. Good boi! Good financial planning! And that’s pretty much what 

Beating the Index – Hitting Reset

Beating the Index – Hitting Reset

Hey All, I’m the new admin here on BTI. We’ve got a somewhat refreshed look, hopefully much cleaner. And we’re going to be pumping out new, high quality posts again, as often as we can. To that end, I’ve copied most of the previous articles