Employee Stock Purchase Plan – Financial IQ by Susie Q

A plan that allows employees to purchase company stock, often at a discount, through payroll deductions.

Holidays on a Budget November 10, 2020

Even in normal circumstances, the holidays can be stressful. With the concerns about travel and the impact on many people’s income from COVID-19, the 2020 holidays are likely to be even more challenging. In this post, I’ll provide ideas that might help alleviate some of that stress and help make the most of the season, […]

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Make the Most of your Benefits Package October 27, 2020

Many employers offer a benefits package. The most common benefits are health insurance and a retirement plans, topics I’ve covered in other posts. Some benefits packages have other features, such as dental and vision insurance, various kinds of disability and life insurance and, in Canada, extended health care. In this post, I’ll identify the parts […]

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The Case for a Few Good Stock Runners October 13, 2020

Many investors limit the amount of their investments in individual companies to manage the risk in their portfolios. Others advocate holding on to stocks whose prices increase faster than the rest of your portfolio (which I’ll call stock runners) as long as the reason you bought the stock in the first place continues to hold […]

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Celebrating Our Second Birthday! October 2, 2020

We hope you will help us celebrate our second birthday on Friday, October 2, 2020! In the past year, we published 26 posts on topics ranging from life insurance to investing to financial planning to bitcoin. In this post, I review what we’ve been doing, our most popular posts and ideas we have for future […]

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Why I Chose Patience over Re-balancing September 15, 2020

Many financial advisors recommend re-balancing your portfolio no less often than annually to ensure the asset allocation is consistent with your risk tolerance, as illustrated in this post from Schwab. In the past, I haven’t been one to re-balance my portfolio, so I spent some time thinking about why I haven’t followed this common advice. […]

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