As time passes my risk tolerance has gone way down, pretty pumped to officially have 50% index funds in thee ole portfolio! Just consistently buying thru highs and lows and don’t sell till retirement 🍻 $VANGUARD INVESTMENTS CANADA INC S&P 500 INDEX ETF (VFV.CA)$ $ISHARES S&P/TSX 60 INDEX ETF UNIT (XIU.CA)$ $VANGUARD FTSE CDN HIGH DIVID YIELD TRUST UNIT (VDY.CA)$ $Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO.US)$

Grab SCHD or VDY $VANGUARD FTSE CDN HIGH DIVID YIELD TRUST UNIT (VDY.CA)$

Pretty much what the title says. I’m 29 and I would like to invest consistently in VDY until I am older and eventually have a nice dividend coming in per month $VANGUARD FTSE CDN HIGH DIVID YIELD TRUST UNIT (VDY.CA)$

I carry 30% of my portfolio in $VANGUARD FTSE CDN HIGH DIVID YIELD TRUST UNIT (VDY.CA)$ , because they're pretty much all stocks I'd want to own anyway.

I’m scared. What does this mean for us investors? $VANGUARD FTSE CDN HIGH DIVID YIELD TRUST UNIT (VDY.CA)$ $BCE Inc (BCE.CA)$ $Canopy Growth Corp (WEED.CA)$

What do you do after your dividends per month/quarter is more than you can invest? $Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO.US)$ $VANGUARD FTSE CDN HIGH DIVID YIELD TRUST UNIT (VDY.CA)$

$VANGUARD FTSE CDN HIGH DIVID YIELD TRUST UNIT (VDY.CA)$ would be another good option to look at but, you'll want to watch overlap though with any other ETF you look at. Canada's dividend markets tend to be dominated by our banks and a couple of utilities/railways.

Being able to give yourself a raise through dividend stocks is so powerful. $Bank of Montreal (BMO.CA)$ $ISHARES S&P/TSX 60 INDEX ETF UNIT (XIU.CA)$ $VANGUARD FTSE CDN HIGH DIVID YIELD TRUST UNIT (VDY.CA)$

Is $VANGUARD FTSE CDN HIGH DIVID YIELD TRUST UNIT (VDY.CA)$ somewhat safe for emergency account?

The TSX is actually doing better than the S&P 500 this year
The S&P 500 is up 15% in 2024 while the TSX is up only 4%...BUT under the hood, the TSX is actually doing MUCH better
Only 23% of S&P 500 stocks are outperforming the index, and 33% are up double-digits
But on the TSX *52%* of stocks are outperforming the index, and *44*% are up double-digits $ISHARES S&P/TSX 60 INDEX ETF UNIT (XIU.CA)$ $VANGUARD INVESTMENTS CANADA INC S&P 500 INDEX ETF (VFV.CA)$ $VANGUARD FTSE CDN HIGH DIVID YIELD TRUST UNIT (VDY.CA)$ $SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY.US)$ $BCE Inc (BCE.CA)$