Someone to whom I am greatly indebted is Rob Carrick, a personal finance columnist for the Globe and Mail. His insightful columns helped guide me over the course of many years as a DIY investor.

He recently announced his retirement, and I wanted to take this space to wish him well, and to thank him for his help over the course of his career. You made a difference, sir!

Things he has helped me with, just off the top of my head¹:

• Picking an online broker (https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/personal-finance/article-the-2025-globe-and-mail-digital-brokerage-ranking-improvements-all/)
• Picking the “right” ETF: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/article-rob-carricks-etf-buyers-guide-2025-the-complete-series/

In the course of writing this article, I stumbled across Rob’s guide to ETFs, a new-to-me resource which looks pretty awesome. And even better, it’s not paywalled: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/files/editorial/ebooks/Guide_to_ETFs_-_The_Globe.pdf

Once again, thanks so much Mr. Carrick, and I wish you a long, healthy and income-stable retirement!

1. All of these are paywalled articles; you can probably get them online through your local library (the OPL link is here). As a subscriber, I have a few free articles I can share monthly, hit me up if interested. ↩︎