Relying on a single day job for 100% of your financial survival is the ultimate risk. If that single income stream dries up tomorrow, the average person is exactly one or two missed paychecks away from complete chaos. Yet, those exact same people will look you in the eye and tell you investing in broad index funds is "too risky." The logic is completely backwards. They willingly trust a single employer with their entire livelihood, but don't trust the 500 most profitable corporations on earth to grow their capital over time. When you consistently allocate a portion of your paycheck into compounding assets, you are hiring thousands of the smartest workers, engineers, and executives on the planet to make you money 24/7. Stop letting your labor be a single point of failure. Convert your working hours into permanent, unstoppable equity every single chance you get. $VFV$XEQT$QQQM$SCHD
I see many beginners posting that they’re new to investing and don’t know where to start. 🤔 As someone who was in a similar situation just a few months ago and learned, here are the 4 ETF types (& ETFs) that are popular among long term investors 😃 : 1) S&P 500: US: $VOO / $SPY / $SPLG Canadian: $VFV / $ZSP / $TPU 2) GROWTH / TECH: US: $QQQ / $VUG / $VGT / $SCHG Canadian: $QQC / $HXQ / $TEC / $ZUQ 3) DIVIDENDS: US: $SCHD / $VYM / $DGRO Canadian: $VDY / $XEI 4) ALL IN ONE / BASKET / Global Exposure: US: $VT / $AVGE Canadian: $ZEQT / $XEQT / $TGRO / $VEQT / $ZGQ I noticed many people following this type of a basic / uncomplicated portfolio and are doing really well for themselves 🔥 For % allocation, you can divide evenly among the ETF categories or allocate a higher % based on your preferences. Just DCA regularly and you should be good. 😎 Some people even just put it all into an all in one etf like $XEQT. This is also a good approach - it is much simpler and it works. Ultimately, it comes to whatever you prefer 🙂 Oh and yea, there are overlaps, but I don’t think there is anything wrong in that though - it would just count as doubling down on good things. 💯 I’m sharing with you all what helped me, but don’t forget to do your own research too! 🙏🏼
🖥️ Portfolio 4 (Not listed on Blossom) 🚜 $CAT: CATERPILLAR Caterpillar has been added to the Russell Top 50 Index, included among some of the largest U.S. companies by market value—The move comes as Caterpillar reports a record order backlog tied to AI data centre power generation projects, highlighting its expanding role beyond traditional construction and mining 👏 💬 The fact that $CAT is now a Russell Top 50 play for AI power is lowkey the wildest pivot of the year! Absolute legend behavior! Hit the link to stay in the loop!👇 🌼 https://link.blossomsocial.com/7uYa/y6t7mkh1 ℹ ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/caterpillar-cat-joins-russell-top-130809825.html
Want a high downpayment for a house in 5 years? Put it in - Safe 1) $CSHI 2) $OVT Put it in - Medium Risk 1) $SCHD 2) $SPHD Put it in - High Risk 1) $VOO 2) $QQQM Put it in - YOLO 1) $DRAM 2) $SMH
Investors talk about “Diversification” as this great tool to help you invest, but what does it actually look like in your portfolio? Diversification is referred to as “Not putting all of your eggs into one basket”, but it’s actually quite a bit more than that. A common misconception is that having more holdings makes you a more diversified, investor; This is only partially true. Diversifying into more holdings does make a difference, but that’s only if you do it right. A broad market index fund like $XEQTor$VFV is considered more diversified than buying a single stock. XEQT holds thousands of companies, and VFV also owns hundreds. This number of holdings definitely diversifies you, but it’s not just about holdings. If an investor holds 100 companies, ALL of which are tiny micro caps that trade under 10 cent a share, you’re not really “diversified”. The companies are SO incredibly risky that even holding 100 of them still doesn’t change that. I’ve seen many new investors say “I have 30 holdings I’m very diversified!”, but their holdings consist of very high risk companies and their portfolio moves 5% a day. That’s why diversification is a lot more than just holdings. Like I said originally, diversifying is more than not putting all of your eggs in one basket, because there’s different ways you can do that. Simply having more holdings is only one part of diversifying, let’s look at some others. Geographical Diversification: $XEQT for example is not only good for its number of holdings, but also its geographical holdings. It was International Diversification, meaning there are many country’s stock markets that are included in the fund. This allows your portfolio to not be subject to one country (like the US) and its market Asset Diversification: Stocks are not the only asset you can own. Many people have 100% equities, but multiple other kinds of assets also can appreciate in value and add diversification. Real Estate, Fixed Income, Precious Metals, Bitcoin, Collectibles, all offer different kinds of investment opportunities that differ from just owning stocks. Sector Diversification: This is a big one that’s overlooked. Many investors go all in on one sector, in recent years it’s Technology. Owning one sector alone puts you at risk of longer and larger drawdowns in your investment lifestyle. If you owned the NASDAQ post 2000, you would have taken 15 years to recover from an 80% drawdown, that’s not something to take lightly. This also applies to those owning individual stocks. Your companies may be doing great and continue to, but if all you own is 10 tech businesses, no matter how good the businesses are you’ll be hit HARD in a bear market. Diversifying outside of 1 sector means your portfolio will move in different directions thereby reducing your risk and volatility. Now those all seem pretty obvious ways to diversify, but there’s other ways to diversify especially for those who choose to be more concentrated and buy things like individual stocks. Just because you’re more risky, doesn’t mean you can’t take safety precautions. Sector diversification is still big, if your stocks are all in one sector you’ll be hit even harder than the sector as a whole in the future. Another one is revenue diversification and it’s a big one. Owning businesses that have diversified revenue means the business is less likely to all of a sudden lose all of its income. Payfare was a business that operated closely with DoorDash. However, the revenue for Payfare was 75% from DoorDash. The company then proceeded to lose the contract, and overnight the share price fell 75%. Their revenue wasn’t diversified, and shareholders took the brunt of the consequences. You can also diversify your businesses with low volatility. Most investors cannot handle moves of 5% a day. You can focus on low volatility or businesses that move in low beta to the market. This helps you take the hit on bad days or prolonged red markets since not all your stocks are directly tied to the index. Position sizing is another big one for diversifying your portfolio. If you don’t want extreme risk, you can position your investments accordingly. Rather than buying a stock and making it 40% of your portfolio, size it according to the risk you can handle and what it could grow to. If you owned $NVDA or $AMD as 25-50% of your portfolio, you’re now almost entirely tied to the business movements of those companies. It doesn’t fully matter about the other stocks you own, it NVIDIA plummets, you’ll be down with it. If instead you had it at 10% of your portfolio, your daily swings and long-term risk drops significantly since you’re not tied to the success of one business. Having positions at 5 or 10% instead of 50% means you’re much less affected by any investment at any given time, other investments can balance out your daily swings. Being concentrated or “risky” does not mean you need to throw risk management and diversification out the window. Even if you have a riskier portfolios, there are still ways to protect yourself from bad decisions and create longevity in any market. Remember, risk is only easy to handle when you’re making money, what happens when you actually start losing it? As always, do your research and happy investing!
$SPY dropped 1.4% last week driven by sell offs in semiconductor names and hyperscalers. - $MU$TXN$TER$LRCX$COHR$AMAT$AMD$AVGO$NVDA all experienced drops ranging from 5 - 10%. The sell off was primarily driven by SK Hynix pulling back its expansion plans in AI memory and switching back to traditional consumer chips. This led to fears that AI chip pricing premium might be coming down. - Hyperscalers $META$GOOGL$MSFT$AMZN$AAPL also dropped on spending concerns and OpenAI dwlaying its IPO. Questions are now arising if all the spend on AI is going to be validated by the returns. - Rate hike and rising geopolitical concerns also led to selloff in growth stocks like $IONQ$RKLB$INFQ Personally, I feel there is more volatility ahead and thats why I have encouraged everyone to diversify. Yes my portfolio also declined but by only .35% over the week beating both $SPY and $QQQ. I dunno about you but I am never going to focus just on one sector. That's why while everyone was buying AI names at all time highs, I started a new position in boring $DUK . Keep investing, not gambling !! ✌️✌️
🖥️ Portfolio 4 (Not listed on Blossom) ❄️ $VRT: VERTIV HOLDINGS Vertiv has expanded its role in AI-focused liquid cooling and data centre thermal management through acquisitions of ThermoKey and Strategic Thermal Labs—These acquisitions, along with the launch of PurgeRite NearZero, position Vertiv to capitalize on the growing efficient cooling demands needed for AI infrastructure 🤝 💬 $VRT absolutely understands the assignment when it comes to AI infrastructure game! Hit the link to stay in the loop!👇 🌼 https://link.blossomsocial.com/7uYa/zmisfpkx ℹ ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/vertiv-vrt-expands-ai-cooling-001522441.html
Since so many people ask how to invest in this sector, or this country, or this asset, I’ve decided to make a comprehensive guide on how you can invest in specific areas. This is NOT portfolio advice, simply information about tickers that you can research yourself. Save this for later so you have a list of ETFs to come back to! Canada: $XIU$XIC$ZCN All expose you to the TSX in Canada. These ETFs consist of all top Canadian companies and access to our national stock exchange. $VCB$VGV$VLB$VAB$VSB$VSC$XBB$XCB Expose you to Canadian bonds; whether it be long-term, short-term, corporate, government, etc. $VDY$XEI$CDZ Expose you to Canadian dividend companies $XRE$ZRE$VRE Give access to Canadian REITs $ZEB$XFN$RBNK Lets you buy the Canadian banks USA: $VFV$ZSP$XSP$XUS$HXS Lets you buy the S&P 500 (learn about hedged vs. unhedged in my other post) $XQQ$HXQ$ZQQ All give you access to the NASDAQ 100 $IWR$VO$VOE$VOT$IJH$SCHM Lets you buy US Midcaps $IJR$IWM$VB$VBR$VBK$SCHA Lets you buy US Smallcaps $DIV$SPYD$RDIV$DHS$VIG$SCHD$VYM$DGRO$SDY Give access from small to high dividend US companies $VTI$ITOT Lets you buy the whole US market $TLT$IEF$VGIT$GOVT$SHY$VGLT Give access to US bonds $XLC$XLY$XLP$XLE$XLF$XLV$XLI$XLB$XLRE$XLK$XLU All give you access to each sector in the S&P such as financials, energy, healthcare, etc. International: $XEQT$FEQT$VEQT$ZEQT Give you an all-in-one exposure to Canada, US, emerging and global markets. $VEA$IEFA$SCHF$SPDW$EFV$EFA Give access to general international exposure $EWJ$EWU$EWC Gives direct access to developed international countries $INDA$MCHI$EWT$EWY$EWZ$EWW$EIDO$EWM Gives direct access to emerging international countries Assets: $KILO$PHYS$CGL Let’s you buy gold directly through ETFs $SVR$HUZ Let you buy silver through ETFs Savings/Interest: $CASH$HISA$PSA$HSAV Access to Canadian savings and interest payments $HSUV-U $PSU-U $HISU-U Access to US savings and interest payments There’s so many ETFs I didn’t go into with dozens of categories, but this should give you some basic starting point to look into your ETF investments. This is simply the starting point, when choosing your investments always research the ETFs, what they provide to you, their fees, your goals, your risk, and what you’re looking to get out of investing. As always do your research and happy investing! Subscribe to the newsletter: relatablefinance.substack.com
Analyst coverage is broadly positive, with a clear bias toward Buy and Outperform ratings alongside generally rising price targets, particularly in banks, large-cap financials, and parts of the energy and infrastructure sectors, reflecting confidence in earnings stability and resilient fundamentals. However, sentiment is more mixed in cyclicals, consumer names, and resource-related stocks, where outcomes vary by company and risk profile, with some speculative coverage highlighting higher volatility. More cautious views persist in select REIT and cannabis names, where neutral ratings and downward target revisions point to ongoing sector-specific pressure within an overall constructive market tone. 37 Analyst Updates A&W Food Services of Canada (AW:CA) — RBC Capital maintained its Sector Perform rating with a $40.00 price target. Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD:CA) — TD Securities maintained its Buy rating and $100.00 price target. Allied Properties REIT (AP-UN:CA) — CIBC World Markets maintained a Neutral rating with a $10.50 price target. Atlas Salt (SALT:CA) — Ventum Capital maintained its Buy rating and $2.50 price target. Bank of Montreal (BMO:CA) — Scotia Capital raised its price target to $239.00 from $234.00 while maintaining a Sector Outperform rating. Brookfield Corp. (BN:CA) — TD Securities maintained its Buy rating with an $84.00 price target. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM:CA) — Scotia Capital increased its price target to $157.00 from $155.00 and maintained a Sector Perform rating. Canadian Net REIT (NET-UN:CA) — CIBC World Markets maintained a Neutral rating and $27.00 price target. Canopy Growth (WEED:CA) — Alliance Global Partners lowered its price target to $1.60 from $1.80. Dundee Precious Metals (DPM:CA) — CIBC World Markets maintained a Neutral rating with a $64.00 price target. F3 Uranium (FUU:CA) — Fundamental Research initiated coverage with a Buy rating and a $0.44 price target. Franco-Nevada (FNV:CA) — CIBC World Markets maintained an Outperform rating and $480.00 price target. Gildan Activewear (GIL:CA)— CIBC World Markets maintained an Outperform rating with a $108.00 price target. Gildan Activewear (GIL:CA) — TD Securities reiterated a Buy rating with a $112.00 price target. Gran Tierra Energy (GTE:CA) — Roth upgraded the stock to Buy with a $14.50 price target. Greenfire Resources (GFR:CA) — TD Securities initiated coverage with Buy ratings and $10.00 price targets. Groupe Dynamite (GRGD:CA) — TD Securities lowered its price target to $85.00 from $105.00 while maintaining a Buy rating. Groupe Dynamite (GRGD:CA) — CIBC World Markets maintained its Outperform rating with a $100.00 price target. High Tide (HITI:CA) — TD Securities maintained its Buy rating with a $6.50 price target. Keyera (KEY:CA) — BMO Capital Markets raised its price target to $65.00 from $60.00. Keyera (KEY:CA) — CIBC World Markets increased its price target to $65.00 from $63.00. Keyera (KEY:CA) — Scotiabank raised its price target to $65.00 from $60.00. Keyera (KEY:CA) — Raymond James lowered its price target to $66.00 from $67.00 while maintaining an Outperform rating. Keyera (KEY:CA) — ATB Cormark increased its price target to $58.00 from $55.00 while maintaining a Sector Perform rating. Keyera (KEY:CA) — National Bank raised its price target to $61.00 from $56.00 and maintained an Outperform rating. Keyera (KEY:CA) — RBC Capital increased its price target to $62.00 from $60.00 while maintaining an Outperform rating. Keyera (KEY:CA) — TD Securities maintained its Buy rating with a $68.00 price target. Klondike Gold (KG:CA) — Fundamental Research initiated coverage with a Buy rating and a $0.59 price target. Mako Mining (MKO:CA) — Stifel initiated coverage with a Speculative Buy rating and a $20.00 price target. Meridian Mining (MNO:CA) — CIBC World Markets maintained an Outperform rating with a $3.25 price target. National Bank of Canada (NA:CA) — Scotiabank raised its price target to $222.00 from $214.00 while maintaining a Sector Outperform rating. Rocket Doctor AI (AIDR:CA) — Fundamental Research maintained its Buy rating with a $1.55 price target. Royal Bank of Canada (RY:CA) — Scotia Capital increased its price target to $280.00 from $275.00 and maintained a Sector Outperform rating. Star Copper (STCU:CA) — Fundamental Research initiated coverage with a Buy rating and a $2.35 price target. Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD:CA) — Scotiabank raised its price target to $169.00 from $164.00 while maintaining a Sector Outperform rating. Trident Resources (ROCK:CA) — Fundamental Research maintained its Buy rating with a $7.48 price target. https://www.stocktargetadvisor.com/blog/canadian-analyst-updates-june-16th-2026/
I’ve recently been posting a lot about my personal investment journey and my goal of building my income portfolio up to $1000 per month in distributions by the end of the year. I realize that for the average person my goals and strategies are not relatable and it’s not practical for everyone to dump all of their money into the market like I do, So I’ve decided I’m going to start a new series investing $5 everyday into the market. I want to show that with consistency and discipline, small actions can make a big difference. No matter your financial situation most people can cut $5 a day from their budget to invest in their future. That’s your daily coffee at Starbucks. I will be documenting this daily here on blossom and Instagram @wizeinvestments I encourage all new investors to join me on the journey, I will be investing the $5 daily into my favourite etf $XEQT. I’ll be making my first $5 deposit at market open tomorrow.
Everyone talks about “buying the market”… but different investment styles have delivered very different returns over the last 3 years.📈🚀👇 Here’s a quick comparison: 📈 Growth Stocks ($NVDA, $PLTR, $AVGO) 3-Year Return: +150% to +900%+ ➡️ Highest upside, but also the most volatile. ⚡ Growth ETFs ($QQQ, $VUG, $SCHG) 3-Year Return: ~+45% to +90% ➡️ Great way to own innovation without relying on one company. 💰 Dividend ETFs ($SCHD, $VIG, $DGRO) 3-Year Return: ~+20% to +45% (plus dividends) ➡️ Focus on consistent cash flow and long-term compounding. 🛒 Consumer Staples ETFs ($XLP, $VDC) 3-Year Return: ~+5% to +20% ➡️ Defensive holdings that tend to hold up during downturns. ⚙️ Technology Sector ETFs ($XLK, $VGT) 3-Year Return: ~+60% to +100% ➡️ Powered by AI, semiconductors, and cloud computing. ⚡ Energy Sector ETFs ($XLE, $VDE) 3-Year Return: ~+20% to +55% ➡️ Strong returns despite commodity price swings. 🏥 Healthcare ETFs ($XLV, $VHT) 3-Year Return: ~+10% to +30% ➡️ Historically resilient with long-term demographic tailwinds. 🏠 REIT ETFs ($VNQ, $SCHH) 3-Year Return: ~-5% to +15% ➡️ Hurt by higher interest rates but could benefit if rates decline. 🌎 Broad Market ETFs ($VOO, $SPY, $VTI, $VXUS, $FXAIX, $VT) 3-Year Return: ~+45% to +65% ➡️ A solid core holding for many long-term investors. ⸻ 📌 Lesson: There’s no “best” investment. A balanced portfolio often combines: * 🚀 Growth for upside * 💵 Dividends for income * 🛡️ Defensive sectors for stability * 📈 Broad index funds for consistent long-term compounding Diversification may not produce the highest return every year—but it can help you stay invested long enough to benefit from compounding. Past performance doesn’t guarantee future results, but understanding how different asset classes behave can make you a better long-term investor.
lets say you pick stocks and your post is about buying the dip.... sure, i dont nessisaraly agree with it but sure. Your buying $VEQT ,$XEQT, $VFV and your shouting dip..... Dip compared to what? why does it matter? What is the time horizon? Buying the dip for someone who has taken on the "indexing" strategy means buying when the funds are avalible, not when the market is down .314% Buying on a red day by accident feels good, but if the aim is to catch what the market gives then timing for a .1% dip is a descision that will not matter in 10+ years. it wont even be a descision you remember in 20 years. Missing out on market returns because you wanted the dip buying experiance is a regret that is just as likely as catching the dip.
Episode 3 of the Retail Rundown is live !! On this episode we want to bring our rich friends to tell us how they REALLY make money. We sit down with entrepreneur, crypto trader, and content creator @zac_hartley We dive into Zach's journey from running for Mayor of Calgary to building multiple income streams through domain investing, Bitcoin mining, Amazon FBA, 3D printing businesses, AI-powered software projects, and stock market investing. Zac shares how he turned a $15 domain purchase into a $4,000 sale, built a 3D printing business generating roughly $200,000 in annual profit, sold his Amazon operation, and used AI tools like Claude to build a Canadian finance platform in just a few hours. We also discuss: • Bitcoin's 4-year cycle and crypto mining profitability • Amazon FBA and product launch strategies • Selling a business and entrepreneurship lessons • AI, software development, and vibe coding • Canadian investing, ETFs, TFSAs, and sovereign wealth funds • Diversifying income streams and learning from failure Subscribe for more episodes of Retail Rundown & who we should bring on next ! https://youtu.be/yDE_MV6hRo0?si=dG2ooCCP_Cv-SLDs
$17B was invested into robotics and physical AI in Q1 2026. That's nearly 10× more than in 2020. These 16 companies will benefit the most: 1. $OUST – $42.02 52wk: $16.40–$51.50 Ouster's lidar sensors give robots and autonomous vehicles 3D spatial awareness for safe navigation. 2. $SYM – $41.24 (52wk: $23.59–$87.88, 1yr: +16.0%) Symbotic's AI robots automate warehouse logistics, replacing manual labor with autonomous pallet/case handling. 3. $AEVA – $20.04 (52wk: $8.83–$38.80) Aeva's FMCW 4D lidar detects velocity and position instantly, key for autonomous driving perception. 4. $RRX – $221.56 (52wk: $127.96–$236.35) Regal Rexnord's motors and motion control components are the muscle inside industrial automation systems. 5. $SERV – $6.02 (52wk: $5.78–$18.64) Serve Robotics builds autonomous sidewalk delivery robots, scaling embodied AI into everyday last-mile logistics. 6. $VPG – $135.40 (52wk: $25.49–$148.39) Vishay Precision's sensors enable force/weight feedback critical for humanoid robot grip and balance. 7. $AMBA – $62.16 (52wk: $40.81–$96.69) Ambarella's edge AI chips give cameras and robots on-device computer vision without cloud latency. 8. $ISRG – $404.70 (52wk: $414.30–$610.45) Intuitive Surgical's da Vinci robots pioneer robotic-assisted surgery, the gold standard in medical automation. 9. $TSLA – $379.71 (52wk: $288.77–$498.83) Tesla's Optimus humanoid and FSD stack apply real-world AI training data at massive vehicle scale. 10. $QCOM – $220.71 (52wk: $121.99–$259.92) Qualcomm's edge AI chips power robotics, drones, and AI data centers beyond its core smartphone business. 11. $FFAI – $0.26 (52wk: $0.21–$3.61) Faraday Future pivots into embodied AI humanoid robots, though execution risk remains extremely high. 12. $RR – $1.94 (52wk: $1.73–$7.43) Richtech Robotics builds AI-powered service robots and a humanoid (DEX) for hospitality and industrial use. 13. $NNDM – $1.40 (52wk: $1.19–$2.32) Nano Dimension makes additive manufacturing printers for electronics, enabling rapid robotics hardware prototyping. 14. $NVDA – $192.71 (52wk: $151.49–$236.54) Nvidia's GPUs and Jetson/Isaac platforms are the compute backbone training every major physical AI system. 15. $PATH – $10.55 (52wk: $9.20–$19.84) UiPath's software robots automate enterprise workflows, the digital-labor counterpart to physical robotics. 16. $KSCP – $1.91 (52wk: $1.78–$10.14) Knightscope's autonomous security robots patrol real-world sites, an early commercial physical-AI deployment. The robotics supercycle is starting already $OUST exploding and $MU says in their Q3 earnings the next 2 years will be massive for robots.
No, this is not AI! I have such a strong conviction in my portfolio and I am such a fan of it that I have printed a poster! 🤪 It will go straight to my office above my desk, as a daily reminder to stay the course and keep on investing!! 💪🚀🚀
