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How to Avoid Outliving your Retirement Fund

One of the things that you need to do while planning for retirement is determining how long you expect your retirement to last. True, that’s easier said than done; predicting how long you will live as a retiree is not just dreadful, but also very easy to get wrong. What if you end up living…

February 14, 20220Comments

ByKonstantinos Kosmidis

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Dividend Tracking was Never that Easy!

Dividend Tracking shouldn’t be hard. Either a well-made dividend tracking spreadsheet or a dividend tracking app is enough to start tracking your dividends.

October 27, 20210Comments

ByKonstantinos Kosmidis

Free Tickets to Canadian Financial Summit

Canada's top financial experts are coming together to help you save more, invest better and worry less. The summit is designed to give you actionable advice through engaging seminars. Wealthica will be speaking at the summit to talk about our platform! Learn how to: Retire early on your own terms; Invest better; …

September 17, 20210Comments

ByBilly Kawasaki

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Here’s Something Better than the RBC Direct Investing App

Do your needs go beyond what the RBC Direct Investing app can offer? No sweat. Wealthica’s app will help you track your net worth and investments in one place!

September 14, 20210Comments

ByKonstantinos Kosmidis

FDATA North America Releases Report On Competition Issues Around Open Banking in Canada

On July 17, the Financial Data and Technology Association (FDATA) of North America released a paper on competition issues around customer-directed finance (often referred to as "Open Banking") and the financial data access competitive landscape in Canada. The paper’s release coincided with a virtual presentation by FDATA North America Executive Director Steve Boms, Senator Colin…

July 22, 20200Comments

Banking+Investment: Effortlessly Track All Accounts In One Place

We're bringing you even more ways to effortlessly track all accounts in one place. Late last year, we quietly introduced support for banking institutions as a beta, so you could track your global wealth across all your financial accounts. This feature enables you to add your regular bank accounts, credit cards, and investments you hold within…

June 8, 20200Comments

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Use the Wealthsimple API to Do More: Wealthsimple and Wealthsimple Trade Enhanced

Connecting your Wealthsimple account to Wealthica has never been easier. The Wealthsimple Trade and Wealthsimple API allow you to easily connect your account to Wealthica securely with just a few clicks. This means you no longer need to enter your credentials when connecting your Wealthsimple account to Wealthica, securely giving you instant control over your…

March 9, 20200Comments

Move Over ‘Open Banking’, Say Hi to ‘Consumer-Directed Finance’

About a year ago, I reported on the Department of Finance Canada launching a public consultation on the merits of open banking. On January 31, 2020, Minister of Finance, Bill Morneau, released the findings from the first phase of the review by the Advisory Committee and announced that the committee will go through a…

February 12, 20200Comments

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Could Canada’s Digital Charter Be a Game Changer for Open Banking?

In May 2019, Navdeep Bains, Canada's federal Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, announced a Digital Charter which enumerates 10 principles for modernizing the rules guiding digital technology in the country. There are two principles in it that are quite relevant towards the adoption of Open Banking. The third states “Canadians will have…

July 4, 20190Comments

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Department of Finance Canada Launching Public Consultation on Merits of Open Banking

The Department of Finance Canada has launched a public consultation on the merits of open banking. Concretely, what would open banking legislation in Canada mean for Wealthica users? It could enable easier access to your data through third party apps like ours, perhaps without even entering your credentials. Such would also regulate how data is…

January 22, 20190Comments

Wealthica CEO to Speak at CFA Montréal’s “Fintech Series – The Future of Advice” Event

Simon Boulet, Wealthica's CEO, will be a speaker at the "Fintech Series - The Future of Advice" event on May 23 in downtown Montreal. Organized by CFA Montréal, the event will offer an overview of the rapidly changing financial advisory landscape due to technological and societal factors. It is open to both CFA and non-CFA…

May 8, 20180Comments

Wealthica’s Partner Hardbacon Launches iOS App

On February 8, Wealthica’s partner Montreal-based startup Hardbacon launched its iPhone app, aiming to democratize investing among younger population groups. The application is compatible with a number of online brokers including BMO InvestorLine and TD Direct Investing. It is designed to help users monitor their investments as well as to obtain real-time analysis of their…

February 12, 20180Comments

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Interview With Bill and Chris Bruner, Founders of Stockchase

I had the opportunity to sit down with Bill and Chris Bruner, a father and son duo that founded the successful DIY investors community Stockchase. Recently, Wealthica acquired Stockchase, with the intention of continuing their ground-breaking work. Hi Bill and Chris, nice to connect with the both of you. Can you please tell me a…

January 9, 20180Comments

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Wealthica + Stockchase: A New Way to Discover your Next Favourite Stocks

It’s official: Wealthica has acquired Stockchase, an established online community for DIY investors. There is a wealth of information collected on the site from investment experts; many years of comments have been captured and are easily accessible. The team at Wealthica has worked hard to modernize the site and improve the overall user experience. Today…

November 27, 20170Comments

Google Finance Axes Portfolio Feature, Wealthica to the Rescue

Google recently announced some changes to Google Finance and its Portfolio features. The full communication from Google can be found here. They announced that from November, the portfolio tracking feature will be discontinued. If you use Google Finance to track you portfolio you might be looking for some alternatives. Now that Google Finance is closing…

September 29, 20171Comment

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You have been thinking about momentum investing strategies?

Moneysense writing about Momentum strategies... Momentum strategies involve investing in stocks that have displayed a recent short term positive trend in a certain quality such as price, earnings, profitability, etc. For the most part, momentum concentrates on price trends and they do not look at the stock’s business, industry or competitiveness. The theory behind momentum investing…

September 1, 20170Comments