ArcticCrusher

Nice, putting the jetskis in the water tomorrow, and running the quads. Might get a dirtbike.

How many in Pickering commute towards the city everyday? You're missing the potential.

Wife claims the birkin does go up. Birkins aren't 3k btw, over 30 to start.

Cottages tend to be a horrible investment actually. Tell me your story.

Go Doug.

Those 3K's are cheap. Seriously though, why would a self supporting wife listen to her husband on what to buy?

I had made the comment to him originally recommending Mark Schmehl's new global innovators fund as a no brainer and then said so are his other two funds. Quite frankly the track records are hard to beat. Here is his info. https://www.fidelity.ca/fidca/en/products/pm/mschmehl So are the Edgepoint's and Mawer's I have often referred to. I don't get him. I have planted my seeds for most of my significant holdings dating back many years actually, so I can't pull performance numbers out of thin air. His lack of understanding of how mutual funds work is really beta. I wish this thread could turn into a more useful discussion of serious investment ideas instead of the childish setting it has turned out to be.

I started was I was 23, almost 30 years ago. I can't stress enough for the young guys to put away as much as they can when they are young. I am invested in solid long term hold positions and have likely already funded my son's retirement. Hope he doesn't blow it. I plan to spend well into retirement.

I gave them to you some time ago, here they are again. Global Innovators ytd 22%, fund started back in November http://quote.morningstar.ca/quicktakes/Fund/f_ca.aspx?t=F00000ZR0K&region=CAN&culture=en-CA Canadian Growth ytd 17% http://quote.morningstar.ca/quicktakes/Fund/f_ca.aspx?t=F0CAN05ZXY&region=CAN&culture=en-CA Special Situations ytd 15%, inception over 16% http://quote.morningstar.ca/quicktakes/Fund/f_ca.aspx?t=F0CAN0713D&region=CAN&culture=en-CA Marc took over Canadian Growth in 2011, so his record starts from there. I said I was up 15% over the past 5 years and 8% ytd. I never said this year but it looks like a double digit return again. I also hold the Insights Class by Wil Dannoff, up 20% ytd . Anything else. edit: all returns are after fees except F series, subtract 0.7% from the return.

Nice place.

Well then post a pic.

Well it is kinda a dumb sport for only two months out of the year, but what else are you gonna do in the winter. Does anyone sled anymore.

So you don't even sled?

They are not real good for the trails here. Good for going into town.

Not a fan of the third seat sxs's but I hear you.

So you think its OK to have a sled while she sits and watches you, the man?

Says no pothead ever.

Yup.

Wow. My wife doesn't need to ask my permission to spend her own money. A 3K purse, that's really making a dent compared to the toys I've bought in the last few years. She needs to give me the talk.

Emerging have been around for at least 15 years and were the flavour of the month when they first came out and then lost their shine. They came back and should be ok in the next few years. India has a very young population.

I don't ask my wife's permission when I buy sleds, ATV's, Jetskis, cars. Its a two way street, but I'm the spender.

I paid for the wifes prada for mothers day, 3 fuckin k. She shows me the birkins some are over 100k. Lol. Its a purse.

The two emerging market funds I purchased about 6 weeks ago have been pretty flat, they had a good run last year though. See how it goes, I tend not to get into specific sectors. Also picked up two more global equity funds a month ago, nice to be up about 6% on each since the purchase.

There are good and bad with anything. Pretty foolish to hand over the keys to anyone without being closely involved in financial decisions. The more you know the better off.