How Do You Invest When Interest Rates are at 0%? A Wealthsimple Guide

Interest rates are historically low. Savings accounts earn almost nothing. So how do you help your money make money? We get slightly nerdy with Ben Reeves, Wealthsimple Chief Investment Officer.

Crypto Quiz Part Two: The Flippening

OK, so you passed our first quiz and know that hodl is not short for “hot noodle.” Now, in part two, it’s time to find out whether you know if a flippening is a hairstyle or if Mt. Gox is a ‘shroom spa.

The Crypto Quiz! (Part 1!)

How well do you know crypto terms? Test your skills, grill your Zoommates, and become a world-champion cryptographer with our first ever crypto quiz.

Ask Lizzie: Can I Stop Being Friends With Rich(er) People?

This week, our columnist talks to a reader who is fed up with people who have more and is wondering if it’s ethical to just erase them from your life.

Help! This Is a Super BFD!

How do you make a Big Financial Decision (BFD) — like buying a house or starting a business or selling an asset — in the middle of a hurricane of uncertainty? Here’s a guide to deciding (and deciding if you should decide) in a time when no one wants to.

Dear Ms. Etiquette: I Want to Give Money to What’s Important, But I’m Worried About My Financial Future

Our columnist's take on balancing a real fear for your future with a real desire to do good for others.

Emergency Money: What to Do When Your Bills Are Bigger Than Your Income

If your income has taken a hit and you have to tap into savings (or debt), how you do it is important. Here’s our guide to which accounts to pull from, how to avoid penalties and fees and taxes, and everything else you need so it's easy to get back on track when this is over.

What if I Missed the Entire Bull Market?

Say you’re a millennial who came of age right at the cusp of the Great Recession. Or you didn’t start investing because you were freaked out by that recession. Or you had student loans weighing you down. And now the ride is over. What to do if you missed the bull market?

The Government Is Offering Relief. Here’s What It Means for You

A guide to (what we know so far) about the UK's benefits, sick leave, taxes and other forms of financial relief in the age of Covid-19.

Now Is a Really Good Time to Understand How Interest Rates Work

Financial disruption has been coming fast and furious. In the midst, interest rates have been slashed to near zero. Here’s how to understand what that means, and what it’ll do to your mortgage, your savings account, and your investments.

The Market Value of My Father

When the novelist Joshua Ferris’s family blew up, his mother revealed a truth: his father was worthless, a con man. A bad investment in their lives. But years later, a mysterious book about Wall Street showed up—a gift from his father—that began to change the story.

The Code That Controls Your Money

COBOL is a coding language older than Weird Al Yankovic. The people who know how to use it are often just as old. It underpins the entire financial system. And it can’t be removed. How a computer language controls the financial life of the world.

The Election-Betting Market Was Smarter Than the Polls. Here’s How it Works

Did you know that you could have bet on the presidential election? And that the market couldn’t have been more nuts in the past few days? Here’s an annotated conversation with Brandi Travis, spokesperson for PredictIt, about what happened in one of the wildest weeks of political betting ever.

Economic Freakout 2020: The ‘What Now’ Edition

As the pandemic rages on, and government stimulus winds down, and more global lockdowns loom, we channel our anxiety into a desperate interrogation of Ben Reeves, Wealthsimple’s chief investment officer. On the agenda: interest rates, gold, the end of the world, and whether it’s all going to be OK.

Why Are Stock Market Numbers So Wacko Right Now?

Because the stock market isn't the economy. Ben Reeves, Wealthsimple’s Chief Investment Officer, explains why things like unemployment are so terrible while the stock market has spent the past months at or near record highs.

The Long-Term Economic Disaster of Cash Bail

We spoke to Robin Steinberg of The Bail Project and Colin Doyle from the Criminal Justice Policy Program at Harvard Law School about how the cash bail system fuels and funds mass incarceration — and how it wreaks havoc on society.

We Asked Our Resident Stock Market Genius About the Animal Crossing Economy

Is the economy built by the creators of Animal Crossing functional? Can you learn anything about the actual economy from it? Will a boar come and deliver turnips to us in real life anytime soon? We turned to Ben Reeves, CIO of Wealthsimple, to help us understand the world (both virtual and real).

What on Earth is Actually Going on in the Economy Right Now?

A conversation with Wealthsimple’s Chief Investment Officer and resident economic genius about what’s happening in the market, how crazy things could get, and what you can do about it. (Hint: help everyone stay healthy.)

We All Went a Little Crazy on Tesla Stock. And That Tells Us a Lot

We charted what our Canadian clients did on our Trade app as the price of TSLA rose roughly 40% in just two days last week. And what it showed us was how emotion and hype can affect not just the stock market but our individual bottom lines.

Dumb Questions for Smart People: The Pioneer of Burnout Theory Tells Us About Millennials and Money

Anne Helen Petersen, journalist and author of the forthcoming book "Can’t Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation", explains how things are different for the generation the world seems to love to hate.