The Dividend Girl: 2025

Monday, April 14, 2025

Historic of my Total assets and Net worth values on date of April 14, 2025

2025

Net worth on April 14, 2025: $442,956.09

Net worth on April 9, 2025: $438,966.46

Net worth on April 8, 2025: $429,036.12

Net worth on April 7, 2025: $434,701.84

Net worth on April 4, 2025: $443,118.38

Net worth on April 2, 2025: $466,233.88

Net worth on January 23, 2025: $469,813.558 - highest net worth EVER!!!!!!!

Net worth on January 21, 2025: $464,986.66

Net worth on January 18, 2025: $462,576.18

Net worth on January 3, 2025: $459,983.13

2024

Net worth on December 31, 2024: $456,092.61

Net worth on December 20, 2024: $453,186.36

Net worth: $450,265.60 (I no longer have debt). December 19, 2024

Total in assets: $467,956.81/Net worth: $467,529.69: November 29, 2024

Total in assets: $467,971.92/Net worth: $465,398.33: November 22, 2024

Total in assets: $466,587.87/Net worth: $464,014.28: November 21, 2024

Total in assets: $464,207.08/Net worth: $460,527.54: November 14, 2024

Total in assets: $466,665.20/Net worth: $461,948.22: October 17, 2024

Total in assets: $465,108.53/Net worth: $460,391.55: October 16, 2024 - First time I am in the 460k!

Total in assets: $461,695.76/Net worth: $456,916.94: October 11, 2024

Total in assets: $456,672.76/Net worth: $451,890.80: October 4, 2024 - First time I ever hit on the 450k!

Total in assets: $452,186.49/Net worth: $447,251.10: September 26, 2024

Total in assets: $450,780.69/Net worth: $447,210.34: September 13, 2024

Total in assets: $447,942.71/Net worth: $444,372.36: September 12, 2024 - First time I ever hit on the 444k

Total in assets: $443,006.26/Net worth: $439,463.77: September 9, 2024

Total in assets: $440,323.44/Net worth: $435,834.87: August 23, 2024

Total in assets: $438,570.89/Net worth: $432,208.43: July 31, 2024 - first time I ever reached 430k.

Total in assets: $434,175.23/Net worth: $427,812.77: July 22, 2024

Total in assets: $419,382.05/Net worth: $413,741.80: May 10, 2024

Total in assets: $415,656.63/Net worth: $407,032.02: March 28, 2024

Total in assets: $410,830.45/Net worth: $403,444.26: March 8, 2024

Total in assets: $409,656.30/Net worth: $402,219.07: March 7, 2024 - first time I ever reached 400k net worth!
Total in assets: $407,214.02/Net worth: $399,776.79: March 6, 2024
Total in assets: $406,530.78/Net worth: $399,043.10: March 1, 2024

Total in assets: $404,868.06/Net worth: $393,617.74: February 17, 2024 - first time I ever hit 393k!

Total in assets: $404,016.51/Net worth: $392,766.19: February 15, 2024 - first time I ever hit 392k!

Total in assets: $401,516.67/Net worth: $390,264.22: February 12, 2024 - first time I ever hit 390k!

Total in assets: $401,713.44/Net worth: $389,317.63: January 29, 2024 - first time I ever hit 389k!

Total in assets: $400,412.81/Net worth: $388,017: January 28, 2024 - first time I ever hit 388k!

Total in assets: $399,833.32/Net worth: $387,437.51: January 25, 2024 - first time I ever hit 387k!

Total in assets: $396,039.93/Net worth: $382,559.57: January 8, 2024 - first time I ever hit 382k!
Total in assets: $393,167.74/Net worth: $379,670.38: January 5, 2024

2023

Total in assets: $406,622.25/Net worth: $380,929.15: December 29, 2023

Total in assets: $408,307.33/Net worth: $380,099.13: December 27, 2023

Total in assets: $406,167.92/Net worth: $380,273.66: December 14, 2023

Total in assets: $402,432.82/Net worth: $376,538.56: December 13, 2023

Total in assets: $397,453.80/Net worth: $371,540.77: December 8, 2023

Total in assets: $395,604.93/Net worth: $368,453.87: December 1, 2023

Total in assets: $390,070.59/Net worth: $362,630.53: November 17, 2023
Total in assets: $381,814.54/Net worth: $354,269.04: November 3, 2023
Total in assets: $373,267.72/Net worth: $345,282.56: October 6, 2023

Total in assets: $393,849.39/Net worth: $367,685.60: August 11, 2023

Total in assets: $397,595.65/Net worth: $361,500.59: July 18, 2023

Total in assets: $416,472.91/Net worth: $370,235.74: May 6, 2023

Total in assets: $419,167.77/Net worth: $373,150.19: April 21, 2023 - first time I ever hit the 373k!

Total in assets: $416,945.17/Net worth: $370,829.18: April 13, 2023 - first time I am in the 370k!

Total in assets: $415,945.38/Net worth: $369,820.54: April 11, 2023

Total in assets: $413,311.52/Net worth: $366,524.01: February 13, 2023

Total in assets: $411,186.99/Net worth: $364,399.48: February 10, 2023

Total in assets: $408,656.95/Net worth: $361,844.12: February 7, 2023

Total in assets: $407,606.87/Net worth: $361,043.28: January 17, 2023

Total in assets: $405,708.89/Net worth: $359,060.31: January 16, 2023

Total in assets: $404,983.22/Net worth: $358,324.64: January 13, 2023

Total in assets: $403,429.72/Net worth: $356,771.14: January 12, 2023

Total in assets: $399,232.95/Net worth: $352,574.37: January 11, 2023

Total in assets: $396,629.76/Net worth $349,971.18: January 10, 2023

Total in assets: $395,568.27/Net worth $348,909.69: January 9, 2023
Total in assets: $393,444.59/Net worth $346,786.01: January 6, 2023

2022

Total in assets: $384,602.29/Net worth $337,875.65: December 30, 2022

Total in assets: $394,205.35/Net worth $347,621.02: November 25, 2022

Total in assets: $383,659.43/Net worth $337,227.95: November 11, 2022

Total in assets: $373,493.10/Net worth $327,061.62: November 4, 2022

Total in assets: $356,147.14/Net worth $309,920.82: October 11, 2022

Total in assets: $396,620.95/Net worth $350,590.82: August 14, 2022

Total in assets: $369,523.83/Net worth $323,815.43: June 24, 2022

Total in assets: $367,287.71/Net worth $321,579.31: June 20, 2022

Total in assets: $364,145.55/Net worth $318,437.15: June 18, 2022

Total in assets: $398,010.84/Net worth $352,164.94: June 2, 2022

Total in assets: $385,843.39/Net worth May 20, 2022: $340,156.47

Total in assets: $407,547.23/Net worth $361,442.42: April 20, 2022

Total in assets: $405,658.35/Net worth $358,941.11: March 29, 2022

Total in assets: $403,792.28/Net worth $357,075.04: March 25, 2022

Total in assets: $402,081.01/Net worth $355,363.77: March 22, 2022

Total in assets: $400,979.64/Net worth $354,262.40: March 21, 2022 - First time I ever hit on the $400,000 in total assets!

Total in assets: $398,652.13/Net worth $352,071.24: March 18, 2022 - First time I ever hit on the $350,000 in net worth value!

Total in assets: $396,355.91/Net worth $349,713.01: March 10, 2022

Total in assets: $393,037.13/Net worth: $347,573.53: March 4, 2022

Total in assets: $391,766.36/Net worth: $345,622.80: February 9, 2022

Total in assets: $382,726.19/Net worth: $341,862.36: February 2, 2022

Total in assets: $386,320.32/Net worth: $340,128.37: February 1st, 2022

2021

Total in assets: $385,979.66/Net worth: $339,434.39: December 31, 2021

Total in assets: $382,726.19/Net worth: $336,268.16: December 23, 2021

Total in assets: $388,421.37/Net worth: $340,312.77 - FIRST TIME I EVER REACHED A $340,000 NET WORTH!
November 8, 2021

Total in assets: $387,068.51/Net worth: $338,959.91: November 5, 2021

Total in assets: $384,785.92/Net worth: $336,781.52: October 20, 2021

Total in assets: $382,580.80/Net worth: $334,576.40: October 19, 2021

Total in assets: $379,263.95/Net worth: $330,680.17: October 14, 2021

Total in assets: $364,072.52/Net worth: $315,407.64: July 26, 2021
Total in assets: $358,867.59/Net worth: $311,858.22: June 15, 2021
Total in assets: $354,774.64/Net worth: $307,559.30: June 10, 2021
Total in assets: $348,042.77/Net worth: $300,799.45 - FIRST TIME I EVER REACHED 300k in net worth, on May 26, 2021
Total in assets: $346,583.88/Net worth: $298,486.93: May 20, 2021
Total in assets: $349,651.45/Net worth: $298,435.31: May 7, 2021
Total in assets: $347,002.53/Net worth: $297,614.64: April 16, 2021
Total in assets: $338,188.16/Net worth: $287,914.75: March 11, 2021
Total in assets: $333,970.92/Net worth: $283,675.99: March 9, 2021
Total in assets: $328,881.12/Net worth: $279,611.57: February 10, 2021
Total in assets: $326,670.02/Net worth: $278,758.37: February 8, 2021
Total in assets: $324,891.52/Net worth: $276,979.87: February 4, 2021
Total in assets: $322,236.52/Net worth: $274,318.36: February 3, 2021
Total in assets: $327,639.01/Net worth: $274,298.23: January 19, 2021
Total in assets: $316,192.85/Net worth: $268,180.14: January 7, 2021
Total in assets: $313,003.95/Net worth: $264,915.22: January 6, 2021
Total in assets: $310,587.36/Net worth: $262,498.63: January 5, 2021

2020
Total in assets: $310,392.38/Net worth: $259,661.24: December 31, 2020
Total in assets: $307,812.05/Net worth: $259,070.79: December 24, 2020
Total in assets: $306,444.25/Net worth: $258,948.73: December 4, 2020
Total in assets: $304,701.39/Net worth: $257,331.58: November 27, 2020
Total in assets: $300,956.84/Net worth: $253,587.03: November 24, 2020
Total in assets: $298,903.01/Net worth: $251,533.20: November 23, 2020
Total in assets: $296,643.60/Net worth: $249,158.71: November 20, 2020
Total in assets: $294,514.87/Net worth: $247,145.87: November 11, 2020
Total in assets: $291,172.40/Net worth: $243,802.59: November 10, 2020
Total in assets: $287 803.13/Net worth: $240 433.32: November 9, 2020
Total in assets: $277,872.92/Net worth: $226,678.26: August 5, 2020
Total in assets: $276,627.27/Net worth: $227,745.47: June 6, 2020
Total in assets: $263,304.63/Net worth: $211,395.63: April 29, 2020
Total in assets: $241 461,13/Net worth: $194 558,29: March 13, 2020
Total in assets: $282,640.61/Net worth: $235,284.72: February 21, 2020
Total in assets: $304,955.72/Net worth: $257,187.44: February 12, 2020
Total in assets: $296,200.07/Net worth: $250,595: January 16, 2020
Total in assets: $292,715.58/Net worth: $244,970.41: January 9, 2020

2019
Total in assets: $288,237.52/Net worth: $239,582.44: December 31, 2019
Total in assets: $278,823.27/Net worth: $230,902.04: September 17, 2019
Total in assets: $271,896.19/Net worth: 226,137.05: June 24, 2019
Total in assets: $269 950.21/Net worth: $222 942.87: April 5, 2019
Total in assets: $251 634.94/Net worth: $206 278.84: January 18, 2019
Total in assets: $238 656.07/Net worth: $191 009.83: January 4, 2019

2018
Total in assets: $270 679.86/Net worth: $204 306.57: November 16, 2018
Total in assets: $332 750.88/Net worth: $232 609.15: August 3, 2018
Total in assets: $331 413.83/Net worth: $232 280.40: June 20, 2018
Total in assets: $326 085.75/Net worth: $226 801.92: June 3, 2018
Total in assets: $322 479.23/Net worth: $222 850.15: May 4, 2018
Total in assets: $319 644.86/Net worth: $217 246.23: March 16, 2018

2017
Total in assets: $318 544.64/Net worth: $221 989.65: December 29, 2017
Net worth on the date of November 17, 2017: $211 430.89
Net worth on the date of October 27, 2017: $212 633.39
Net worth on the date of September 29, 2017: $206 352.49
Net worth on the date of April 24, 2017: $204 277.66
Net worth on the date of March 31, 2017: $200 325.69
Net worth on the date of March 29, 2017: $198 299.73
Net worth on the date of March 18, 2017: $193 969.21

2016
Net worth on the date of December 30, 2016: $184 074.35

Net worth after debt on the date of January 1, 2014:
$101 172.99 (yes, finally, IN NET WORTH!).

On the date of February 16, 2011, the TMX hit 14 000+ points, and I exceeded the 150k in assets! (Not net worth yet).

On September 9, 2010, I reached $100,000 in assets! (not in net worth yet).

On the date of August 5, 2009, I reached my investment goal: I reached $50 000 worth of assets! (NOW, net worth).

On the date of December 5, 2009, I had exceeded $60 000 in assets! (not in net worth yet).

My investment portfolio on date of April 14, 2025

Savings: $8,928.63

Stocks and Units investment portfolio $CAN

Methanex Corporation (MX)

Fortis Inc. (FTS)
Pembina Pipeline Corporation (PPL)
iShares S&P/TSX Capped REIT Index (XRE)
New Flyer Industries Inc. (NFI)
TMX Group Inc. (X)
K-Bro Linen Inc. (KBL)
TransCanada Corp (TRP)
South Bow Corporation (SOBO)
Canadian National Railway Co (CNR)
Enbridge Inc. (ENB)
Loblaw Companies (L)
Savaria Corporation (SIS)
WSP Global Inc. (WSP)
George Weston Limited (WN)
Power Corporation of Canada Subordinate Voting Shares (POW)
Brookfield Asset Management Inc. Class A Limited Voting Shares (BAM)
Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD)
Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM)
Royal Bank of Canada (RY)
Alaris Equity Partners Income Trust (AD.UN)
Ag Growth International Inc. (AFN)
National Bank of Canada (NA)
Telus Corp (T)
Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNQ)
Algoma Central Corporation (ALC)
Slate Grocery REIT (SGR.UN)
Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P. (BEP.UN)
Premium Brands Holdings Corporation (PBH)
Granite Real Estate Investment Trust (GRT.UN)
Bank of Nova Scotia (The) (BNS)
Caribbean Utilities Company Ltd. Class A Ordinary Shares (CUP.U)
Paramount Resources Ltd. Class A Common Shares (POU)
CT Real Estate Investment Trust (CRT.UN)
SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust (SRU.UN)
Russel Metals Inc. (RUS)
Exchange Income Corporation (EIF)
Open Text Corporation (OTEX)
Canadian Tire Corporation Limited Class A Non-Voting Shares (CTC.A)
Whitecap Resources Inc. (WCP)
TOTAL: $147,181.51

Stocks and Units investment portfolio $US:
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B)
General Mills Inc. (GIS)
Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund (VONG)
Pfizer Inc. (PFE)
CSX Corporation (CSX)
Brookfield Infrastructure Corporation (BIPC)
Nu Holdings Ltd. (NU)
TOTAL: $6,422.33 US: $9,136.41 CAN

Tax-free savings account (TFSA):
Dumont Nickel Inc. (DNI)
CT Real Estate Investment Trust (CRT.UN)
Canadian National Railway Co (CNR)
Exchange Income Corporation (EIF)
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. (BIP.UN)
Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners L.P. (BEP.UN)
Andrew Peller Limited (ADW.A)
Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD)
Boyd Group Services Inc. (BYD)
Canadian Apartment Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (CAR.UN)
Data Communications Mgmt (DCM)
Royal Bank of Canada (RY)
Toromont Industries Ltd (TIH)
Boralex Inc. Class A Shares (BLX)
Northland Power Inc. (NPI)
Calian Group Ltd. (CGY)
Canadian Utilities Limited (CU)
WSP Global Inc. (WSP)
Granite Real Estate Investment Trust (GRT.UN)
Cargojet Inc. (CJT)
Nutrien Ltd. (NTR)
Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM)
SIR Royalty Income Fund (SRV.UN)
ATCO Ltd. (ACO.Y)
Aecon Group Inc. (ARE)
Brookfield Asset Management Inc. Class A Limited Voting Shares (BAM)
Metro Inc. (MRU)
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. (ATD)
Fortis Inc. (FTS)
CGI Inc. (GIB.A)
TMX Group Limited (X)
Brookfield Infrastructure Corporation Class A Exchangeable Subordinate Voting Shares (BIPC)
Brookfield Renewable Corporation Class A Exchangeable Subordinate Voting Shares (BEPC)
Suncor Energy Inc. (SU)
Rogers Communications Inc. (RCI.B)
Telus Corp (T)
Bitcoin Fund The Class A units (QBTC)
Purpose Bitcoin ETF CAD ETF non-currency hedged units (BTCC.B)
3iQ CoinShares Ether ETF (ETHQ)
Tilray Inc (TLRY)
North West Company Inc. (The) (NWC)
Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS)
National Bank of Canada (NA)
Hammond Manufacturing Company Limited Class A Subordinate Voting Shares (HMM.A)
Saputo Inc. (SAP)
Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corporation (LIF)
Intertape Polymer Group Inc. (ITP)
Parex Resources Inc. (PXT)
Wescan Energy Corp. (WCE)
Verde Agritech Plc Ordinary Shares (NPK)
Wajax Corporation (WJX)
Whitecap Resources Inc. (WCP)
Goodfellow Inc. (GDL)
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (AQN)
Pembina Pipeline Corporation (PPL)
TransCanada Corp (TRP)
A&W Revenue Royalties Income Fund (AW.UN)
Total Energy Services Inc. (TOT)
Empire Company Limited Non-Voting Class A Shares (EMP.A)
Power Corporation of Canada Subordinate Voting Shares (POW)
Alaris Equity Partners Income Trust (AD.UN)
Westshore Terminals Investment Corporation (WTE)
Finning International Inc. (FTT)
Element Fleet Management Corp. (EFN)
Ninepoint Energy Income Fund ETF (NRGI)
Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund (CHE.UN)
Hamilton Enhanced U.S. Covered Call ETF (HYLD)
Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS)
Emera Inc. (EMA)
Kraken Robotics Inc. (PNG)
Brookfield Corporation Class A Limited Voting Shares (BN)
Innergex Renewable Energy Inc. (INE)
Diversified Royalty Corp. (DIV)
Amerigo Resources Ltd. (ARG)
Plaza Retail REIT (PLZ.UN)
European Residential Real Estate Investment Trust (ERE.UN)
Algoma Central Corporation (ALC)
Slate Grocery REIT (SGR.UN)
TOTAL: $123,014.74

RSP investment portfolio:
Emera Incorporated (EMA)
Ovintiv Inc. (OVV)
Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD)
Telus Corp (T)
Royal Bank of Canada (RY)
Savaria Corporation (SIS)
Thomson Reuters Corporation (TRI)
Richards Packaging Income Fund (RPI.UN)
Toromont Industries Ltd (TIH)
CAE Inc. (CAE)
CGI Group Inc. Class A Subordinate Voting Shares (GIB.A)
Boralex Inc. Class A Shares (BLX)
Quebecor Inc. (QBR.B)
Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P. (BEP.UN)
Leon's Furniture Limited (LNF)
Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS)
Brookfield Renewable Corporation Class A Exchangeable Subordinate Voting Shares (BEPC)
Cascades Inc. (CAS)
JFT Strategies Fund Class A Units (JFS.UN)
AirBoss of America Corp. (BOS)
Suncor Energy Inc. (SU)
Pender Growth Fund Inc. (PTF)
Rogers Communications Inc. Class B Non-voting Shares (RCI.B)
Algoma Central Corporation (ALC)
Finning International Inc. (FTT)
Guardian Capital Group Limited (GCG)
Information Services Corporation Class A Limited Voting Shares (ISV)
Interfor Corporation (IFP)
Maple Leaf Foods Inc. (MFI)
National Bank of Canada (NA)
Nutrien Ltd. (NTR)
Open Text Corporation (OTEX)
Taiga Building Products Ltd. (TBL)
Vitreous Glass Inc. (VCI)
Power Corporation of Canada Subordinate Voting Shares (POW)
North West Company Inc. (The) (NWC)
Whitecap Resources Inc. (WCP)
Parex Resources Inc. (PXT)
Wajax Corporation (WJX)
Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM)
Hamilton Enhanced U.S. Covered Call ETF (HYLD)
TMX Group Limited (X)
iA Financial Corporation Inc. (IAG)
Ninepoint Energy Income Fund ETF (NRGI)
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. (IVN)
ARC Resources Ltd. (ARX)
Sprott Physical Gold Trust (PHYS)
Keyera Corp. (KEY)
ADENTRA Inc. (ADEN)
Hammond Manufacturing Company Limited Class A Subordinate Voting Shares (HMM.A)
Pembina Pipeline Corporation (PPL)
Manulife Financial Corporation (MFC)
Ag Growth International Inc. (AFN)
Brookfield Asset Management Inc. Class A Limited Voting Shares (BAM.A)
Morguard North American Residential Real Estate Investment Trust (MRG.UN)
Russel Metals Inc. (RUS)
Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNQ)
Dynacor Group Inc. (DNG)
Calian Group Ltd. (CGY)
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. (ATD)
Canadian Western Bank (CWB)
Capital Power Corporation (CPX)
Stantec Inc. (STN)
Topaz Energy Corp. (TPZ)
Alaris Equity Partners Income Trust (AD.UN)
Wescan Energy Corp. (WCE)
Goodfellow Inc. (GDL)
ATS Corporation (ATS)
Parkland Corporation (PKI)
Urbana Corp (URB)
TWC Enterprises Limited (TWC)
Bird Construction Inc. (BDT)
Olympia Financial Group Inc. (OLY)
Empire Company Limited Non-Voting Class A Shares (EMP.A)
Loblaw Companies Limited (L)
Metro Inc. (MRU)
George Weston Limited (WN)
Exchange Income Corporation (EIF)
Canadian National Railway Company (CNR)
TMX Group Limited (X)
MEG Energy Corp. (MEG)
Valeura Energy Inc. (VLE)
Total: $85,102.89

CIBC Dividend Growth Fund + CIBC Emerging Markets Index Fund + CIBC Monthly Income Fund: $3,784.50

Others: $1,159.90

NBI Income Fund: $1,330.64

Manulife Fidelity NorthStar GIF CAP
Manulife Simplicity Growth Portfolio
Maritime Life CI Harbour Seg Fund
Maritime Life Fidelity True North Seg Fund
Manulife GIF MLIA B World Invest
Total: $9,789.58

Other various: $53,470.29

TOTAL: $154,637.80

Social Capital at Desjardins Membership share: $35
Online money: $22
Savings + Stocks, units, mutual funds + Tax-free Savings account + RRSP:
TOTAL: $442,956.09
On date of April 14, 2025

Friday, April 11, 2025

Welcoming an Old Stock Back to My Portfolio: Premium Brands Holdings Corporation (PBH) Feels Like Seeing an Old Friend

I won’t be posting any portfolio update this evening because, honestly, I’m getting seriously fed up with it. Just to give you an idea, my stock portfolios lost $8,000 today. It’s really hard to figure out where things are heading in all this mess—it’s total chaos out there. What’s happening right now is tough on the nerves and tough on the soul.

Anyway, I’m trying to make the most of being in Montreal. I’ve been enjoying many of the city’s amazing delicacies.

Montreal has the best coffee shops!

I recently received my order of Derek Foster’s latest book:

It’s not finance-related like his other books—it’s a bit different, as the title suggests. I have to admit, I’m finding it a little difficult to really get into it, but that’s probably because I don’t need proof that God exists—I already know He does.

For me, the quest to find proof of God's existence feels a bit pointless, but that’s only because I already believe. That being said, I’m not saying it’s a bad book. In fact, since I have that belief, I should be in a good place to receive and appreciate this book. But it’s just not happening right now.

This market situation is eating me alive, and it’s making it really hard to focus on something like this. It’s also been a long and busy week. But hey, I have the book now—and I can read it whenever I want, right?

Honestly, I’d probably buy whatever Derek Foster publishes. But I do hope his next book is about finance again!

The weather in Montreal hasn’t been too bad lately, so I’ve been trying to make the most of it.

I recently bought back a stock that I used to hold in my TFSA portfolio: Premium Brands Holdings Corporation (PBH). Over the past couple of days, I’ve been buying the dip—investing here and there in different stocks. It’s quite difficult to buy the dip when you don’t really know how low the stock market will go.

I’ve been investing in stocks for over 17 years now. I’ve gone through a few market corrections. Each one was different in its own way, but what’s happening right now feels unlike anything I’ve seen before—and oddly enough, it seems to be wanted by the U.S. government. This seems to be a tactic Donald Trump is using in order to pressure a reduction in U.S. interest rates. But to make that happen, a recession would need to occur.

Right now, Donald Trump appears to be doing everything he can to push global economies into a recession—all to achieve his own goals. I don’t think this will end well. I just hope that at some point, a few Republican watchdogs will step in. Sadly, the Republican party doesn’t seem to have any watchdogs left...

A couple of years ago, I used to have this stock in my TFSA portfolio: Premium Brands Holdings Corporation (PBH). Back in the day, PBH was one of Jean-François Tardif’s picks, and naturally, I invested in it. At the time, I was also trading with a margin account and carried a margin debt of around $100,000. I always managed to stay on top of it. Despite the heavy debt, I kept everything under control and never ran into any issues.

However, at some point, I felt the need to pay down that margin debt. To do so, I sold off some of the stocks I held, including Premium Brands Holdings Corporation (PBH). Reducing my margin debt was the right decision, and I paid it off gradually. Still, I never forgot about my precious PBH and promised myself I’d buy back in once the price was right — and these days, the price is definitely right.

In his latest newsletter, Derek Foster mentioned he was investing in Canadian National Railway Co. (CNR). CNR is already a well-established stock in my portfolio, but I might still add a few more shares. Bank stocks are appealing because of their juicy dividend yields, but they’ve been hit pretty hard lately. I already have good exposure to bank stocks, but I might increase my position slightly to take advantage of the high yields.

That said, while dividend yields are tempting, diversification is just as important. I believe grocers deserve a spot in any defensive portfolio — names like Metro (MRU) and Loblaw Companies (L) come to mind.

Lately, I’ve also been thinking about small investments in Pizza Pizza Royalty Corp. (PZA.TO) and Boston Pizza Royalties Income Fund (BPF.UN) — but very moderately. These are small caps and could be more vulnerable to further market volatility.

My advantage is that my portfolio is already well established, which allows me to have a bit of fun and sprinkle in some “ornaments” like PZA — but always in limited quantities.

Wednesday, April 9, 2025

I am closing the day on a $438,966.46 net worth

We experienced great gains today for the TSX, but I’ll need a lot more to get back to my previous net worth of $466K...

Historic of my Total assets and Net worth values on date of April 9, 2025