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Traditional Investing Beats Crypto All Day Long

18 Sep 2023 4 minute read 14 comments lafredet

The Plan, The Dream - Crypto If your plan with cryptocurrencies is to convert some fiat (UDS, CAD, or whatever) into crypto like ETH or BTC and invest that in such a way that you earn a regular return of some kind, then that is great.  That's exactly...

Further musings on moving assets around

17 Nov 2022 1 minute read 1 comment garethvjones

I’ve been giving more thought to moving my crypto into Wealthsimple following my recent post on the subject.  The thing is, whilst Wealthsimple allows you to buy and sell crypto, and they’re regulated here in Canada, they’re not actually a crypto exc...

Moving my crypto

15 Nov 2022 1 minute read 7 comments garethvjones

I'm sure that many of us smaller investors are a little more anxious and a little more cautious following the collapse of FTX. I'm also pretty sure that a lot of us have many questions regarding the safety and security of our crypto currencies in the...

Should you use Wealthsimple to buy crypto?

27 May 2021 1 minute read 2 comments Hal the Bohemian

On June 14, 2020, Canada-based Wealthsimple inc. launched its own foray into the crypto world by releasing Wealthsimple Crypto.  Previously, Wealthsimple had been known among Canadians for its financial services targeted at millennials.  These were W...

Review: Wealthsimple Crypto

1 Jan 2021 1 minute read 2 comments dvncan.eth

First off I want to establish the market need for a real financial product that captures the Canadian TSFA (Tax-Free-Savings-Account) as a vehicle to hold crypto assets. This is a relatively easy thing to set up for traditional securities through a b...

Do you Own Your Money on WealthSimple?

17 Nov 2020 3 minute read 0 comments Keegan Francis

One of the most frequent questions we get asked as cryptocurrency onboarders is the following. "How do I buy cryptocurrency?" There are a couple of ways that we (Go Full Crypto) can answer that question for you. But the responsible thing for us to do...

Crypto Going Mainstream - Wealthsimple Trade bringing BTC and ETH

21 Jul 2020 1 minute read 1 comment rmsadkri

I am relatively new to crypto trading and have been testing the water for some time now. When it comes to trading in traditional markets, I have been active. I have used many trading platforms and also tried new platforms that offer liquidity and tec...

Crypto is Coming to Wealth Simple

20 Jul 2020 3 minute read 5 comments cryptoforcanadians

Now, I'm not the type to write about crypto related news. However, if it's something that relates to Canadians and I believe that it's worth sharing, then I'm all over it (after all, that's why I created Crypto For Canadians).  Having said that, I ca...