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Natasha Rothwell's Character in “The White Lotus” Finds an Angel Investor. Her Real Life Didn't Quite Work That Way.
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Listen to Our New Podcast!
We call it the Wealthsimple Magazine Podcast. How did we come up with the name? We’ll explain, but the short answer is: high-priced naming consultant.
Only Want to Invest in Companies That Can Meet the Paris Accords Guidelines? We Did That For You
When we built our new SRI funds, we thought they were good. But we wanted to know for sure, so we hired a firm to find out. The results exceeded our expectations, and showed us how responsibility should be measured.
Introducing: Fractional Shares on Wealthsimple Trade
When is one-seventeenth greater than one? When it means you can trade a slice of a share (instead of buying the whole damn thing) on the only Canadian trading platform to offer fractional shares of US and Canadian companies.
Building a Better Wealthsimple: Our Diversity & Inclusion Update
Part of our commitment to creating a better, more diverse and inclusive company is to report our progress throughout the year. Here’s where we are today — the progress we’ve made and the places we have more work to do.
Announcing: Wealthsimple Crypto, Now With Tons of New Coins!
Interested in Uniswap, Aave, or Dogecoin — or just generally buying and selling more types of crypto assets? Well, now you can. Here’s how (and what it all means).
The New Wealthsimple Giveback Program: Save For Your Child, Give to a Child in Need
Now when you open or contribute to an RESP account through Wealthsimple, you’ll help children in need save for their futures too. It’s like two good deeds in one super-smart account.
There Were No ETFs For Islamic Investors in Canada. So We Built One
To make Canada’s first Shariah-compliant ETF, we started with our smart investment strategies and added stringent filters to make sure every company we invest in fits with Muslim values.
We Raised $750 Million. We’re Using it to Make Money Easier for Everyone
It may be the largest tech investment ever in Canada. And it’s not just a huge vote of confidence, but a challenge to revolutionize the finance industry on behalf of all of us.
Introducing: Wealthsimple Work
What if you could replace your glitchy, high-fee, cumbersome retirement plan at work with something like Wealthsimple Invest? Well, now you can. And we want to give you $1,000 to spread the word.
Announcing Canada’s First 🔥 Way to Pay Your Friends Instantly
Download the new Wealthsimple Cash app, and seven seconds later you can pay rent, split the bill, or settle up with the dog-walker in an instant. And it’s totally free.
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Candid money stories from interesting people
Natasha Rothwell's Character in “The White Lotus” Finds an Angel Investor. Her Real Life Didn't Quite Work That Way.
A Money Diary about subsidized housing, writing for “Saturday Night Live,” and getting into credit card debt from the actress (“Insecure”) and writer.
How 24kGoldn Went From Selling Shoes to Ruling Spotify
Twenty-year-old Golden Von Jones — AKA 24kGoldn — is a rap star and TikTok king. His single “Mood” has racked up a billion-plus streams and hit #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100, Rock, Alternative, and Rap charts — a first. The root of his success? Hustling sneakers.
Love and Crypto: The Hackatao Story
Just before their show at Christie's, the crypto-artist duo talk to us about money, marriage, and the blockchain.
Money Diaries: Pride Edition
For the last four years, our “Money Diaries” series has been all about telling truths. In honour of Pride Month, we share some of greatest conversations we’ve had with LGBTQ+ icons.
The UFC Won’t Pay You Fairly Unless You Make Them
And other life lessons from Georges St-Pierre, Montreal’s three-time UFC champion turned Marvel Universe actor.
The Financial Life of a Minor Character on “Friends”
It’s Joey’s agent, so maybe minor isn’t the word. But we talked to actress June Gable about acting, residuals, and whether she hit the syndication jackpot. Plus what it all meant to her.
The TikTok Economy, Explained by Snarky Marky
In 2020, he was just a college student living with his parents in Toronto when a TikTok he made went viral. Now he has 4.3 million followers and a one-person business. He tells us how it all works, down to the dollar.
It’ll Work Itself Out (It Actually Won’t)
He’d finally achieved what he’d always wanted. He was a writer, in New York, people knew his name. But under his bed was a plastic bin that contained — in the form of bills and notices — another man entirely. An addict and a debtor. And that man had come calling.
Money Diaries: The (Kinda) NSFW OnlyFans Edition
OnlyFans is a kind of digital revolution in sex work that purports to give the power to the workers instead of the overlords. @thatfatbabe, @chloevenom, and @andywithabig🍆 tell us the truth about life inside the naked social economy. (Warning: explicit content.)
A Man Known As Beeple Made $3.5 Million Selling His Digital Art in a Weekend
Meet Beeple. Born Mike Winkelmann in small-town Wisconsin. For thirteen years he’s been making digital art, often for free. Then, thanks in part to the technology that powers cryptocurrencies, he made $3.5 million selling his art in a weekend. He tells us his story.
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Finance for Humans
How to be a better money person
Stocks Are at Record Highs. Is It Time to Sell?
You might be thinking: Hmm, the stock market has been going up and up, and now prices are at record highs, so it’s probably a good time to get out. But if that’s what you’re thinking, you might also need a lesson in long-term investing. This is that lesson.
Bond Yields Are Super Low. Some Investors Are Freaked. An Explainer
Falling bond yields usually signal Big Time Economic Trouble. And, at the moment, yields have almost never been lower. Is the economy about to implode or is something else going on?
Ask Lizzie: I Make Less Than My Partner and I Just Can’t Relax About It
This week, our columnist takes on inequality inside a relationship. Not to mention gender, housework, and feeling good about where you are.
What You Really Need to Know About IPOs
The tidal wave of hype that comes with every initial public offering may spark your investing FOMO. But FOMO isn’t the best strategy. Here’s what you’ll want to understand before you jump in.
Learn to Speak Crypto: Lesson One
In our first installment, we’ll learn five terms that’ll help you understand not just the weird words the crypto-literate are using, but also crypto itself.
Why Most Socially Responsible Investing Portfolios Aren’t as Responsible as You Think
If you want to invest your values, it’s important to know just how your portfolio is built, how to pick an SRI fund that does what it says, and what no SRI fund in the world can accomplish.
Ask Lizzie: Is it OK if I Use Shopping to Make Me Feel, You Know, Happier?
This week, our columnist tackles the question of retail therapy, and whether it works. (It does! At least to an extent!)
The Five Worst Reasons to Be Trading Crypto
Wealthsimple Crypto now offers more coins and tokens than ever. But that doesn’t mean everyone should be trading them.
Inflation Panic 2021! What It Means, What To Do
Maybe you saw that inflation numbers were high (really high!) last month. Or that the market went down — and then maybe, so did your portfolio. Here’s how inflation works and what you should do about it.
How & Why to Break Up with Your Financial Advisor
They might be nice and have a cool business card and wear comfy sweater vests, but they are probably charging you four times more than they need to for things you don’t use. Here’s how to know if you really need your friendly neighbourhood financial advisor.
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Money & the World
How money shapes the world we live in
The Wealthsimple Debates: We Grilled Three Parties on Money, Tech, and Jobs
Wealthsimple founder Mike Katchen sat down with Conservative, Liberal, and NDP officials days before the election to find out where they stood on jobs, education, technology and our favourite topic: the future.
Loot Is Like “Dungeons & Dragons.” It’s Also the Future of Crypto
Last week, the co-creator of Vine launched a gaming platform that belongs to users instead of some giant corporation. It’s pretty important even if you don’t ever want to play on it.
We Found the NFT Marriage Proposal Guy
The internet got really interested in the intersection of love and the blockchain this week when a Reddit post about a man who proposed to his girlfriend using an NFT instead of an engagement ring went viral. We found out the truth.
What Does China's Tech Crackdown Teach Us About Investing?
On one hand, Beijing punished its tech sector for some interesting, esoteric reasons; on the other, the fallout underscores a very important, time-tested investment principle. (Hint: it rhymes with “miversification.”)
Ethereum Got Way Better Last Week
Ethereum intends to be the super-secure backbone of our technological lives — not just a place to buy CryptoKitties and NFTs. In early August, the ever-evolving blockchain took a pretty impressive step in that direction. Here’s how it all works.
We Discovered the True Identity of the NFT Artist “Pak”
In our latest podcast episode, investigative reporter Alex Palmer tracks down the elusive artist, interviews them, and wonders: what do you do when you know the answer to art’s greatest mystery?
The Wealthsimple Explainer: NFTs
NFTs are suddenly trendy, minting overnight millionaires letting people turn LeBron dunks into assets. But they’re actually more revolutionary than you might think. Here’s what they are, how they work, and why they’re important.
The Pandemic Economy: Why Parenting Inequities Make Mothers Leave the Workforce
Jessica Calarco, a sociologist at Indiana University, has been studying the effects of the pandemic on mothers. What she’s found is that entrenched inequities, when it comes to stuff like housework and parenting, have created an invisible employment crisis for women.
GME, Doge, Supreme: How Getting Rich Went Full Internet
The idea has always been that value — in stocks, art, precious metals, whatever — is inextricably tied to “fundamentals.” But it seems the internet changed that (hello, GME and Dogecoin!). Felix Salmon explains that if you want to understand finance now, you’d be better off studying Supreme than an annual report.
Data: Who Really Traded GME? Why? And What Happened to Them?
We dig into our own Wealthsimple Trade data to find out how traders behaved in the midst of the meme stock feeding frenzy. TL;DR: yes, meme stocks are kind of a bro-fest. But weirdly no, most people did not throw caution to the wind.
