What You Need to Understand About IPOs

Coinbase’s IPO today could be the most valuable since Facebook. And it’ll definitely launch a tidal wave of hype, market frenzy, and a little bit of investor FOMO. Here’s what you need to understand before you jump in.

Ask Lizzie: Should I Keep My Inheritance If I Stopped Speaking to My Dad?

This week, our money (and life) columnist takes on grief, guilt and, of course, money.

Everyone’s Trading Now. So I Tried It Too, Reluctantly

Writer Sarah Hagi was sort of intimidated by investing, the stock market, bonds — all that stuff. Which she figured was a good excuse to dive into stock trading as a kind of learning experiment.

Here Are the Eight Tax Tips You Need

Not even COVID-19 could stop tax season from showing up, forgetting its N95 and forgetting that you’re supposed to fist bump instead of shake. To get you ready for it, we grilled the experts at Wealthsimple Tax until they told us the eight most important things to know to get it right.

How to Break Up Financially When You Break Up

It’s not just a matter of packing up all his weird old underwear, it’s also a matter of “wait, who just rented ‘Miss Congeniality’ on iTunes for $3.99 because I sure didn’t.” Here’s our guide to changing passwords, discontinuing joint accounts, and all the stops on your financial break-up checklist.

Is This the Year to Try Wealthsimple Tax? (Um, Probably. Yes)

It might seem like this is a crazy year to start doing your own taxes. But, for most people, it's actually the perfect time. To help you decide if it's right for you, we've designed this quick guide to using (the new, but not really new) Wealthsimple Tax.

The Perfect Guide to Every Annoying Tax Question You Have

Or at least the 18 most common, thorny questions. We assembled our Wealthsimple Tax team to answer everything you were afraid to look up on the internet and we promise the answers are easy to understand.

RRSP vs TFSA: What’s the Better Choice?

In this battle of the tax-sheltered accounts (and who doesn’t love to see a good fight between tax shelters?), we tell you when you should put your money in an RRSP, when you should pick a TFSA, and when you should do both (if you can!).

Ask Lizzie: Can I Personal Finance My Way Out of a Career of Discrimination?

Lizzie got a question from a friend: if you sense you've been the victim of pay discrimination, what do you do? Which begs the question: how do you even know if you're being underpaid, how do you ask for more, and why is it up to you to solve this problem in the first place? Here's what she says.

How To Pick a Charity That Does The Most Good

You have until December 31st to make a tax-reducing contribution to a charity. But not all charities are created equal. Some are inefficient, or ineffective, and some are even scams. Here are four simple ways to make sure you’re giving to the right one.

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? 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.

The Racial Wealth Gap Is a Problem

Wealth isn't just the money you earn at work — it points to the financial history of a family and a people. And our history is fraught.

Tesla Invested Billions in Bitcoin. But That May Not Be the Biggest Crypto News

What does it mean when a giant company parks billions in cryptocurrency? It’s a vote of confidence, sure. But maybe not the kind you’d imagine. We unpack what it means, who it’s going to affect, and what it portends for the future of Bitcoin.

Meme Stocks: How Old Regulations Kept Traders from Getting the Best Advice

The GME phenomenon made clear we’re in the midst of a revolution in retail trading. But we will also need a revolution in regulations if we’re going to make sure trading is as safe and fair as it should be, for everyone.

Super Bowl Ads Are Super Expensive. They’re Also a Better Deal

We pride ourselves on being thrifty and effective. So why did we buy some of the most expensive ads on TV? Because, dollar for dollar, it’s actually a better use of our money. We crunch the numbers to show you why.

We Fact-Check Theories About Meme Stocks and Online Brokerages

Brokerages stopped trading on stocks like GameStop, issued warnings when people tried to trade, and even had to raise billions to shore up their businesses. There’s a hurricane of misinformation about why all that happened. Here we weigh in on what’s true, what’s false, and what we just don’t know the answer to.