New investors will say they have a moderate risk tolerance and then be all-in on penny stocks and small-cap tech. $TELUS Corp (T.CA)$ $ISHARES S&P/TSX 60 INDEX ETF UNIT (XIU.CA)$

$ISHARES S&P/TSX 60 INDEX ETF UNIT (XIU.CA)$ is this a good long term investment?

BoC delivers 3rd rate cut & bringing rate to 4.25% 
BoC noted that while the economy grew at a faster pace than expected in the second quarter, preliminary data for June and July suggest economic activity slowed.
BoC Gov reiterated that if inflation continues to ease as expected, it is “reasonable” to expect more rate cuts.
Canada’s annual inflation rate has been below 3% for months, reaching 2.5% in July. $ISHARES S&P/TSX 60 INDEX ETF UNIT (XIU.CA)$

$ISHARES S&P/TSX 60 INDEX ETF UNIT (XIU.CA)$ Whats the dividend per $ per share for this stock?

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 🍻 $VANGUARD S&P 500 INDEX ETF TR UNIT (VFV.CA)$ $ISHARES S&P/TSX 60 INDEX ETF UNIT (XIU.CA)$ $VANGUARD FTSE CDN HIGH DIVID YIELD TRUST UNIT (VDY.CA)$ $Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO.US)$

Every day pump and dump! $ISHARES S&P/TSX 60 INDEX ETF UNIT (XIU.CA)$

$ISHARES S&P/TSX 60 INDEX ETF UNIT (XIU.CA)$ is this a good long term investment?

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

Considering taking a very simple approach with $ISHARES CORE EQUITY ETF PORTFOLIO UNITS CAD (XEQT.CA)$ but think it might be too heavy in equities by itself. I could just supplement it with some additional fixed income, but have also thought about the below (I also feel I'm missing stunting without $Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ.US)$ )
Would appreciate any feedback from anyone that was interested in providing.
• Equities: 55% • $VANGUARD FTSE CAN ALL CAP IDX ETF TRUST UNIT (VCN.CA)$ : 25% • ...

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 $ISHARES S&P/TSX 60 INDEX ETF UNIT (XIU.CA)$ $VANGUARD S&P 500 INDEX ETF TR UNIT (VFV.CA)$ $VANGUARD FTSE CDN HIGH DIVID YIELD TRUST UNIT (VDY.CA)$ $SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY.US)$ $BCE Inc (BCE.CA)$