Spending a lovely evening in Montreal with a $578K Net Worth in my pockets!

he TSX closed at 33,818.19, down 85.92 points (-0.25%), leaving me with a small loss of less than $600 across my stock portfolios. This means that my net worth will probably be within the $578,000 range, which is not disappointing at all.

I guess we were all surprised today by Carney’s new sovereign wealth fund. I don’t yet understand whether it’s a fund that all Canadians will be able to invest in, but I think it is. I didn’t have time to really get into it.

Today was quite a beautiful day in Montreal, no time to follow the news! So I quickly changed into one of my Uniqlo dresses and went straight to Mount Royal. The weather was perfect, and it was a lot of fun. To my surprise, there seems to be some construction work going on… even on Mount Royal! There is construction going on almost everywhere in Montreal, so it was quite disappointing to see some construction work happening in one of my favorite spots.

I didn’t know if the Belvedere was open or not, so I decided to go back and took an exit on Côte-des-Neiges, which I’m not used to taking. I felt a little lost, but easily found my way out thanks to Google Maps. I got lost around here.

On my way, some little flowers were waiting for me.

I continued on my way, and the surroundings were so beautiful!

Those beautiful buildings appear to be part of McGill University.

I got lost again right here, where am I? This is actually a McGill residence for students. I had never seen that place before, so I was lost at this point, but I continued following my Google Maps instructions...

I figured it out and went back home. End of story.

Well... Look Who’s Celebrating Her Highest Net Worth EVER — ONE MORE TIME! And This Time, It’s the Montreal Edition

And here we are again, celebrating my highest net worth EVER! This time, it’s at $578,704.79. And this time around, I am celebrating my highest net worth live from Montreal!

My supper from yesterday, because why not? :-)

Take a look at this!

Spring is in the air!

Do you know what this building is in Montreal? My pictures don’t do it justice, but it’s a very majestic building that used to belong to a wealthy family.

The TSX closed the week at 33,904.11 points. We are not within the 34,000-point mark yet, but really not far from it. This really helped stabilize my net worth, and I even gained a little bit of value along the way. Little by little, I am climbing the mountain that separates me from the so-wanted $600K.

Between April 10 and today, April 24, my investment portfolio gained $1,534.06. At this pace, I have every chance of hitting the $600,000 net worth mark. I am only missing $21,295.21. It’s a sum, of course, but earning $21K within the next eight months is sincerely almost next to nothing at all, and let me explain why.

$21,295.21 / 8 = $2,661.90 per month.

I earn the equivalent of $1,286.49 in dividend income, coming from my non-registered, U.S., and RRSP portfolios.

$1,286.49 x 8 months = $10,291.92.

$21,295.21 - $10,291.92 = $11,003.29.

$11,003.29 / 8 months = $1,375.41 per month, coming from a mix of savings and TSX gains.

It’s doable. I don’t see anything impossible here, but I need a TSX in good shape, and I just need a little bit more gain.

You can forget about the $100K, $200K, $300K, or $400K marks. The real thrill and excitement strictly begin with a $500,000 net worth. With $500K, all gains become XXL, and everything becomes a lot easier. It has sometimes played against me in the past, and I have confessed this on several occasions on this blog: I am quite heavy on energy stocks, especially inside my non-registered portfolio.

I started investing in stocks shortly before the 2008 stock market crash, following my reading of Derek Foster’s books, which you can still find today at stopworking.ca. I invested early on in two Derek Foster stocks: Pembina Pipeline Corporation (PPL) and Enbridge Inc. (ENB). Even to this day, Derek Foster has been the best and most profitable reading of my life.

Those two are major weights inside my non-registered portfolio. So I am really depending on the energy sector. Currently, both PPL and ENB are performing extraordinarily well. Today, it was announced that Ottawa approved Enbridge’s $4 billion expansion of the B.C. pipeline network. This is very good news for Enbridge Inc. (ENB) investors, isn’t it?!!! So let’s go, and we’ll see how it goes.

Historic of my Total assets and Net worth values on date of April 24, 2026

2026

Net worth on April 24, 2026: $578,704.79 - HIGHEST NET WORTH EVER!!!!

Net worth on April 10, 2026: $577,170.73

Net worth on April 8, 2026: $572,072.26

Net worth on April 7, 2026: $568,841.12

Net worth on March 25, 2026: $559,603.15

Net worth on March 20, 2026: $549,439.30

Net worth on March 2, 2026: $567,908.41

Net worth on February 26, 2026: $565,828.54

Net worth on February 25, 2026: $563,211.61

Net worth on February 24, 2026: $561,375.17

Net worth on February 20, 2026: $560,876.49

Net worth on February 19, 2026: $559,869.03

Net worth on February 13, 2026: $555,249.25

Net worth on February 10, 2026: $553,802.04

Net worth on February 9, 2026: $551,545.15

Net worth on February 6, 2026: $548,930.16

Net worth on February 4, 2026: $547,196.00

Net worth on February 2, 2026: $541,360.85

Net worth on January 30, 2026: $538,875.51

Net worth on January 23, 2026: $545,586.07

Net worth on January 16, 2026: $544,928.90

Net worth on January 15, 2026: $541,633.33

Net worth on January 9, 2026: $533,963.68 

Net worth on January 2, 2026: $528,641.69 

2025

Net worth on December 31, 2025: $526,401.71

Net worth on December 30, 2025: $526,920.21

Net worth on December 24, 2025: $525,709.19

Net worth on December 23, 2025: $524,442.02

Net worth on December 22, 2025: $522,246.38

Net worth on December 19, 2025: $519,079.24

Net worth on November 28, 2025: $520,005.78

Net worth on November 26, 2025: $516,742.75

Net worth on November 12, 2025: $518,978.52

Net worth on October 24, 2025: $514,705.49

Net worth on October 8, 2025: $519,565.65

Net worth on September 22, 2025: $510,015.72

Net worth on September 11, 2025: $506,356.03

Net worth on September 5, 2025: $503,783.13 

Net worth on September 4, 2025: $502,409.05

Net worth on August 22, 2025: $500,783.80 - the 500k net worth had been reached for the first time!

Net worth on August 21, 2025: $498,245.25

Net worth on August 5, 2025: $491,722.79 
Net worth on July 25, 2025: $491,146.01 

Net worth on July 23, 2025: $488,537.85

Net worth on July 11, 2025: $486,088.88

Net worth on July 10, 2025: $483,292.76 

Net worth on June 2, 2025: $481,318.67 

Net worth on May 27, 2025: $480,965.11 - first time I ever reached 480k
Net worth on May 20, 2025: $478,695.60 
Net worth on May 17, 2025: $475,419.57

Net worth on May 8, 2025: $473,933.65 

Net worth on May 7, 2025: $470,216.73 - first time I ever reached 470k, and it's happening on the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII. Coincidence? I don’t think so!

Net worth on May 2, 2025: $469,222.44

Net worth on April 24, 2025: $456,866.22

Net worth on April 18, 2025: $449,055.01

Net worth on April 14, 2025: $442,956.09

Net worth on April 9, 2025: $438,966.46

Net worth on April 8, 2025: $429,036.12

Net worth on April 7, 2025: $434,701.84

Net worth on April 4, 2025: $443,118.38

Net worth on April 2, 2025: $466,233.88

Net worth on January 23, 2025: $469,813.558

Net worth on January 21, 2025: $464,986.66

Net worth on January 18, 2025: $462,576.18

Net worth on January 3, 2025: $459,983.13

2024

Net worth on December 31, 2024: $456,092.61

Net worth on December 20, 2024: $453,186.36

Net worth: $450,265.60 (I no longer have debt). December 19, 2024

Total in assets: $467,956.81/Net worth: $467,529.69: November 29, 2024

Total in assets: $467,971.92/Net worth: $465,398.33: November 22, 2024 

Total in assets: $466,587.87/Net worth: $464,014.28: November 21, 2024 

Total in assets: $464,207.08/Net worth: $460,527.54: November 14, 2024

Total in assets: $466,665.20/Net worth: $461,948.22: October 17, 2024 

Total in assets: $465,108.53/Net worth: $460,391.55: October 16, 2024 - First time I am in the 460k!

Total in assets: $461,695.76/Net worth: $456,916.94: October 11, 2024

Total in assets: $456,672.76/Net worth: $451,890.80: October 4, 2024 - First time I ever hit on the 450k!

Total in assets: $452,186.49/Net worth: $447,251.10: September 26, 2024 

Total in assets: $450,780.69/Net worth: $447,210.34: September 13, 2024

Total in assets: $447,942.71/Net worth: $444,372.36: September 12, 2024 - First time I ever hit on the 444k

Total in assets: $443,006.26/Net worth: $439,463.77: September 9, 2024

Total in assets: $440,323.44/Net worth: $435,834.87: August 23, 2024

Total in assets: $438,570.89/Net worth: $432,208.43: July 31, 2024 - first time I ever reached 430k.

Total in assets: $434,175.23/Net worth: $427,812.77: July 22, 2024 

Total in assets: $419,382.05/Net worth: $413,741.80: May 10, 2024

Total in assets: $415,656.63/Net worth: $407,032.02: March 28, 2024

Total in assets: $410,830.45/Net worth: $403,444.26: March 8, 2024

Total in assets: $409,656.30/Net worth: $402,219.07: March 7, 2024 - first time I ever reached 400k net worth!
Total in assets: $407,214.02/Net worth: $399,776.79: March 6, 2024
Total in assets: $406,530.78/Net worth: $399,043.10: March 1, 2024

Total in assets: $404,868.06/Net worth: $393,617.74: February 17, 2024 - first time I ever hit 393k!

Total in assets: $404,016.51/Net worth: $392,766.19: February 15, 2024 - first time I ever hit 392k!

Total in assets: $401,516.67/Net worth: $390,264.22: February 12, 2024 - first time I ever hit 390k!

Total in assets: $401,713.44/Net worth: $389,317.63: January 29, 2024 - first time I ever hit 389k!

Total in assets: $400,412.81/Net worth: $388,017: January 28, 2024 - first time I ever hit 388k!

Total in assets: $399,833.32/Net worth: $387,437.51: January 25, 2024 - first time I ever hit 387k!

Total in assets: $396,039.93/Net worth: $382,559.57: January 8, 2024 - first time I ever hit 382k!
Total in assets: $393,167.74/Net worth: $379,670.38: January 5, 2024

2023

Total in assets: $406,622.25/Net worth: $380,929.15: December 29, 2023

Total in assets: $408,307.33/Net worth: $380,099.13: December 27, 2023

Total in assets: $406,167.92/Net worth: $380,273.66: December 14, 2023 

Total in assets: $402,432.82/Net worth: $376,538.56: December 13, 2023

Total in assets: $397,453.80/Net worth: $371,540.77: December 8, 2023

Total in assets: $395,604.93/Net worth: $368,453.87: December 1, 2023

Total in assets: $390,070.59/Net worth: $362,630.53: November 17, 2023
Total in assets: $381,814.54/Net worth: $354,269.04: November 3, 2023
Total in assets: $373,267.72/Net worth: $345,282.56: October 6, 2023

Total in assets: $393,849.39/Net worth: $367,685.60: August 11, 2023

Total in assets: $397,595.65/Net worth: $361,500.59: July 18, 2023

Total in assets: $416,472.91/Net worth: $370,235.74: May 6, 2023

Total in assets: $419,167.77/Net worth: $373,150.19: April 21, 2023 - first time I ever hit the 373k!

Total in assets: $416,945.17/Net worth: $370,829.18: April 13, 2023 - first time I am in the 370k!

Total in assets: $415,945.38/Net worth: $369,820.54: April 11, 2023

Total in assets: $413,311.52/Net worth: $366,524.01: February 13, 2023

Total in assets: $411,186.99/Net worth: $364,399.48: February 10, 2023

Total in assets: $408,656.95/Net worth: $361,844.12: February 7, 2023

Total in assets: $407,606.87/Net worth: $361,043.28: January 17, 2023

Total in assets: $405,708.89/Net worth: $359,060.31: January 16, 2023

Total in assets: $404,983.22/Net worth: $358,324.64: January 13, 2023

Total in assets: $403,429.72/Net worth: $356,771.14: January 12, 2023

Total in assets: $399,232.95/Net worth: $352,574.37: January 11, 2023

Total in assets: $396,629.76/Net worth $349,971.18: January 10, 2023

Total in assets: $395,568.27/Net worth $348,909.69: January 9, 2023
Total in assets: $393,444.59/Net worth $346,786.01: January 6, 2023

2022

Total in assets: $384,602.29/Net worth $337,875.65: December 30, 2022

Total in assets: $394,205.35/Net worth $347,621.02: November 25, 2022

Total in assets: $383,659.43/Net worth $337,227.95: November 11, 2022

Total in assets: $373,493.10/Net worth $327,061.62: November 4, 2022

Total in assets: $356,147.14/Net worth $309,920.82: October 11, 2022

Total in assets: $396,620.95/Net worth $350,590.82: August 14, 2022

Total in assets: $369,523.83/Net worth $323,815.43: June 24, 2022

Total in assets: $367,287.71/Net worth $321,579.31: June 20, 2022

Total in assets: $364,145.55/Net worth $318,437.15: June 18, 2022

Total in assets: $398,010.84/Net worth $352,164.94: June 2, 2022

Total in assets: $385,843.39/Net worth  May 20, 2022: $340,156.47

Total in assets: $407,547.23/Net worth $361,442.42: April 20, 2022 

Total in assets: $405,658.35/Net worth $358,941.11: March 29, 2022

Total in assets: $403,792.28/Net worth $357,075.04: March 25, 2022

Total in assets: $402,081.01/Net worth $355,363.77: March 22, 2022

Total in assets: $400,979.64/Net worth $354,262.40: March 21, 2022 - First time I ever hit on the $400,000 in total assets!

Total in assets: $398,652.13/Net worth $352,071.24: March 18, 2022 - First time I ever hit on the $350,000 in net worth value!

Total in assets: $396,355.91/Net worth $349,713.01: March 10, 2022

Total in assets: $393,037.13/Net worth: $347,573.53: March 4, 2022

Total in assets: $391,766.36/Net worth: $345,622.80: February 9, 2022

Total in assets: $382,726.19/Net worth: $341,862.36: February 2, 2022

Total in assets: $386,320.32/Net worth: $340,128.37: February 1st, 2022

2021

Total in assets: $385,979.66/Net worth: $339,434.39: December 31, 2021

Total in assets: $382,726.19/Net worth: $336,268.16: December 23, 2021

Total in assets: $388,421.37/Net worth: $340,312.77 - FIRST TIME I EVER REACHED A $340,000 NET WORTH!
November 8, 2021

Total in assets: $387,068.51/Net worth: $338,959.91: November 5, 2021

Total in assets: $384,785.92/Net worth: $336,781.52: October 20, 2021

Total in assets: $382,580.80/Net worth: $334,576.40: October 19, 2021

Total in assets: $379,263.95/Net worth: $330,680.17: October 14, 2021

Total in assets: $364,072.52/Net worth: $315,407.64: July 26, 2021
Total in assets: $358,867.59/Net worth: $311,858.22: June 15, 2021
Total in assets: $354,774.64/Net worth: $307,559.30: June 10, 2021
Total in assets: $348,042.77/Net worth: $300,799.45 - FIRST TIME I EVER REACHED 300k in net worth, on May 26, 2021
Total in assets: $346,583.88/Net worth: $298,486.93: May 20, 2021
Total in assets: $349,651.45/Net worth: $298,435.31: May 7, 2021
Total in assets: $347,002.53/Net worth: $297,614.64: April 16, 2021
Total in assets: $338,188.16/Net worth: $287,914.75: March 11, 2021
Total in assets: $333,970.92/Net worth: $283,675.99: March 9, 2021
Total in assets: $328,881.12/Net worth: $279,611.57: February 10, 2021
Total in assets: $326,670.02/Net worth: $278,758.37: February 8, 2021
Total in assets: $324,891.52/Net worth: $276,979.87: February 4, 2021
Total in assets: $322,236.52/Net worth: $274,318.36: February 3, 2021
Total in assets: $327,639.01/Net worth: $274,298.23: January 19, 2021
Total in assets: $316,192.85/Net worth: $268,180.14: January 7, 2021
Total in assets: $313,003.95/Net worth: $264,915.22: January 6, 2021
Total in assets: $310,587.36/Net worth: $262,498.63: January 5, 2021

2020
Total in assets: $310,392.38/Net worth: $259,661.24: December 31, 2020
Total in assets: $307,812.05/Net worth: $259,070.79: December 24, 2020
Total in assets: $306,444.25/Net worth: $258,948.73: December 4, 2020
Total in assets: $304,701.39/Net worth: $257,331.58: November 27, 2020
Total in assets: $300,956.84/Net worth: $253,587.03: November 24, 2020
Total in assets: $298,903.01/Net worth: $251,533.20: November 23, 2020
Total in assets: $296,643.60/Net worth: $249,158.71: November 20, 2020
Total in assets: $294,514.87/Net worth: $247,145.87: November 11, 2020
Total in assets: $291,172.40/Net worth: $243,802.59: November 10, 2020
Total in assets: $287 803.13/Net worth: $240 433.32: November 9, 2020
Total in assets: $277,872.92/Net worth: $226,678.26: August 5, 2020
Total in assets: $276,627.27/Net worth: $227,745.47: June 6, 2020
Total in assets: $263,304.63/Net worth: $211,395.63: April 29, 2020
Total in assets: $241 461,13/Net worth: $194 558,29: March 13, 2020
Total in assets: $282,640.61/Net worth: $235,284.72: February 21, 2020
Total in assets: $304,955.72/Net worth: $257,187.44: February 12, 2020
Total in assets: $296,200.07/Net worth: $250,595: January 16, 2020
Total in assets: $292,715.58/Net worth: $244,970.41: January 9, 2020

2019
Total in assets: $288,237.52/Net worth: $239,582.44: December 31, 2019
Total in assets: $278,823.27/Net worth: $230,902.04: September 17, 2019
Total in assets: $271,896.19/Net worth: 226,137.05: June 24, 2019
Total in assets: $269 950.21/Net worth: $222 942.87: April 5, 2019
Total in assets: $251 634.94/Net worth: $206 278.84: January 18, 2019
Total in assets: $238 656.07/Net worth: $191 009.83: January 4, 2019

2018
Total in assets: $270 679.86/Net worth: $204 306.57: November 16, 2018
Total in assets: $332 750.88/Net worth: $232 609.15: August 3, 2018
Total in assets: $331 413.83/Net worth: $232 280.40: June 20, 2018
Total in assets: $326 085.75/Net worth: $226 801.92: June 3, 2018
Total in assets: $322 479.23/Net worth: $222 850.15: May 4, 2018
Total in assets: $319 644.86/Net worth: $217 246.23: March 16, 2018

2017
Total in assets: $318 544.64/Net worth: $221 989.65: December 29, 2017
Net worth on the date of November 17, 2017: $211 430.89
Net worth on the date of October 27, 2017: $212 633.39
Net worth on the date of September 29, 2017: $206 352.49
Net worth on the date of April 24, 2017: $204 277.66
Net worth on the date of March 31, 2017: $200 325.69
Net worth on the date of March 29, 2017: $198 299.73
Net worth on the date of March 18, 2017: $193 969.21

2016
Net worth on the date of December 30, 2016: $184 074.35

Net worth after debt on the date of January 1, 2014:
$101 172.99 (yes, finally, IN NET WORTH!).

On the date of February 16, 2011, the TMX hit 14 000+ points, and I exceeded the 150k in assets! (Not net worth yet).

On September 9, 2010, I reached $100,000 in assets! (not in net worth yet).

On the date of August 5, 2009, I reached my investment goal: I reached $50 000 worth of assets! (NOW, net worth).

On the date of December 5, 2009, I had exceeded $60 000 in assets! (not in net worth yet).   

My investment portfolio on date of April 24, 2026

Savings: $6,464.54

Stocks and Units investment portfolio $CAN

Loblaw Companies (L)
WSP Global Inc. (WSP)
George Weston Limited (WN)
TMX Group Inc. (X)
Canadian National Railway Co (CNR)
Methanex Corporation (MX)
Power Corporation of Canada Subordinate Voting Shares (POW)
Brookfield Asset Management Inc. Class A Limited Voting Shares (BAM)
Fortis Inc. (FTS)
Savaria Corporation (SIS)
South Bow Corporation (SOBO)
Bank of Nova Scotia (The) (BNS)
TransCanada Corp (TRP)
K-Bro Linen Inc. (KBL)
Enbridge Inc. (ENB)
Royal Bank of Canada (RY)
National Bank of Canada (NA)
Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM)
Pembina Pipeline Corporation (PPL)
Exchange Income Corporation (EIF)
Open Text Corporation (OTEX)
Paramount Resources Ltd. Class A Common Shares (POU)
Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD)
Whitecap Resources Inc. (WCP)
Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P. (BEP.UN)
Alaris Equity Partners Income Trust (AD.UN)
Granite Real Estate Investment Trust (GRT.UN)
Premium Brands Holdings Corporation (PBH)
Algoma Central Corporation (ALC)
Canadian Tire Corporation Limited Class A Non-Voting Shares (CTC.A)
Ninepoint Energy Income Fund ETF (NRGI)
Russel Metals Inc. (RUS)
CT Real Estate Investment Trust (CRT.UN)
iShares S&P/TSX Capped REIT Index (XRE)
Slate Grocery REIT (SGR.UN)
SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust (SRU.UN)
Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNQ)
New Flyer Industries Inc. (NFI)
Ag Growth International Inc. (AFN)
Caribbean Utilities Company Ltd. Class A Ordinary Shares (CUP.U)
Telus Corp (T)
TOTAL: $188,303.85

Stocks and Units investment portfolio $US:
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B)
Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund (VONG)
Nu Holdings Ltd. (NU)
CSX Corporation (CSX)
General Mills Inc. (GIS)
Brookfield Infrastructure Corporation (BIPC)
Pfizer Inc. (PFE)
Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund ETF Shares (VXUS)
TOTAL: $5,367.73 US: $7,338.22 CAN

Tax-free savings account (TFSA):
WSP Global Inc. (WSP)
Toromont Industries Ltd (TIH)
Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners L.P. (BEP.UN)
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. (BIP.UN)
Brookfield Asset Management Inc. Class A Limited Voting Shares (BAM)
Hammond Manufacturing Company Limited Class A Subordinate Voting Shares (HMM.A)
Kraken Robotics Inc. (PNG)
Brookfield Corporation Class A Limited Voting Shares (BN)
Royal Bank of Canada (RY)
TMX Group Limited (X)
Purpose Bitcoin ETF CAD ETF non-currency hedged units (BTCC.B)
Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM)
Suncor Energy Inc. (SU)
Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD)
Finning International Inc. (FTT)
Brookfield Infrastructure Corporation Class A Exchangeable Subordinate Voting Shares (BIPC)
Power Corporation of Canada Subordinate Voting Shares (POW)
Exchange Income Corporation (EIF)
CT Real Estate Investment Trust (CRT.UN)
Canadian National Railway Co (CNR)
Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund (CHE.UN)
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. (ATD)
Total Energy Services Inc. (TOT)
Calian Group Ltd. (CGY)
Metro Inc. (MRU)
National Bank of Canada (NA)
Amerigo Resources Ltd. (ARG)
Aecon Group Inc. (ARE)
Brookfield Renewable Corporation Class A Exchangeable Subordinate Voting Shares (BEPC)
Hamilton Enhanced U.S. Covered Call ETF (HYLD)
Emera Inc. (EMA)
Granite Real Estate Investment Trust (GRT.UN)
Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS)
Alaris Equity Partners Income Trust (AD.UN)
North West Company Inc. (The) (NWC)
Canadian Apartment Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (CAR.UN)
Canadian Utilities Limited (CU)
Empire Company Limited Non-Voting Class A Shares (EMP.A)
Pembina Pipeline Corporation (PPL)
Diversified Royalty Corp. (DIV)
Nutrien Ltd. (NTR)
Fortis Inc. (FTS)
CGI Inc. (GIB.A)
Boston Pizza Royalties Income Fund (BPF.UN)
ATCO Ltd. (ACO.Y)
Boralex Inc. Class A Shares (BLX)
Saputo Inc. (SAP)
3iQ CoinShares Ether ETF (ETHQ)
Algoma Central Corporation (ALC)
Plaza Retail REIT (PLZ.UN)
Goodfellow Inc. (GDL)
Whitecap Resources Inc. (WCP)
Slate Grocery REIT (SGR.UN)
Westshore Terminals Investment Corporation (WTE)
Guardian Capital Group Limited (GCG)
Boyd Group Services Inc. (BYD)
Cargojet Inc. (CJT)
Canadian Net Real Estate Investment Trus (NET.UN)
Rogers Communications Inc. (RCI.B)
Wajax Corporation (WJX)
SIR Royalty Income Fund (SRV.UN)
Ninepoint Energy Income Fund ETF (NRGI)
A&W Food Services of Canada Inc. (AW)
Telus Corp (T)
Parex Resources Inc. (PXT)
Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corporation (LIF)
Andrew Peller Limited (ADW.A)
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (AQN)
European Residential Real Estate Investment Trust (ERE.UN)
Verde Agritech Plc Ordinary Shares (NPK)
Wescan Energy Corp. (WCE)
Tilray Inc (TLRY)
Data Communications Mgmt (DCM)
DNI Metals Inc. (DMNKF)
Evolve NASDAQ Technology Enhanced Yield Index Fund (QQQY)
Global X Nasdaq-100 Covered Call ETF (QQCC)
Harvest Tech Achievers Enhanced Income ETF (HTAE)
Purpose Bitcoin Yield ETF (BTCY)
Harvest Amazon Enhanced High Income Shares ETF (AMHE)
Harvest Microsoft Enhanced High Income Shares ETF (MSHE)
Harvest NVIDIA Enhanced High Income Shares ETF (NVHE)
Evolve S&P 500® Enhanced Yield Fund (ESPX)
Evolve European Banks Enhanced Yield ETF (EBNK)
Harvest Apple Enhanced High Income Shares ETF (APLE)
Harvest Tesla Enhanced High Income Shares ETF (TSLY)
Harvest Canadian High Income Shares ETF (HHIC)
Harvest Circle Enhanced High Income Shares ETF (CRCY)
Harvest Agnico Eagle Enhanced High Income Shares ETF (AEME)
Global X Enhanced All-Equity Asset Allocation Covered Call ETF (EQCL)
Global X Enhanced S&P 500 Covered Call ETF (USCL)
Harvest AMD Enhanced High Income Shares ETF (AMDY)
Harvest Alphabet Enhanced High Income Shares ETF (GOGY)
Harvest Shopify Enhanced High Income Shares ETF (SHPE)
Harvest Palantir Enhanced High Income Shares ETF (PLTE)
Harvest Robinhood Enhanced High Income Shares ETF (HODY)
Harvest Diversified High Income Shares ETF (HHIS)
Harvest NVIDIA High Income Shares ETF (NVDH)
Harvest TD Bank Enhanced High Income Shares ETF (TDHE)
Harvest Eli Lilly Enhanced High Income Shares ETF (LLHE)
Harvest Cameco Enhanced High Income Shares ETF (CCOE)
Harvest Royal Bank Enhanced High Income Shares ETF (RYHE)
TD Cash Management ETF (TCSH)
TOTAL: $172,900.50

RSP investment portfolio:

Thomson Reuters Corporation (TRI)
Savaria Corporation (SIS)
Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P. (BEP.UN)
Royal Bank of Canada (RY)
Toromont Industries Ltd (TIH)
Sprott Physical Gold Trust (PHYS)
Emera Incorporated (EMA)
Finning International Inc. (FTT)
Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD)
iA Financial Corporation Inc. (IAG)
Leon's Furniture Limited (LNF)
CAE Inc. (CAE)
Quebecor Inc. (QBR.B)
CGI Group Inc. Class A Subordinate Voting Shares (GIB.A)
National Bank of Canada (NA)
Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM)
Bird Construction Inc. (BDT)
Capital Power Corporation (CPX)
Exchange Income Corporation (EIF)
Richards Packaging Income Fund (RPI.UN)
Power Corporation of Canada Subordinate Voting Shares (POW)
Stantec Inc. (STN)
Brookfield Renewable Corporation Class A Exchangeable Subordinate Voting Shares (BEPC)
Information Services Corporation Class A Limited Voting Shares (ISC)
TMX Group Limited (X)
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. (IVN)
Suncor Energy Inc. (SU)
Alaris Equity Partners Income Trust (AD.UN)
Urbana Corp (URB)
TWC Enterprises Limited (TWC)
Hamilton Enhanced U.S. Covered Call ETF (HYLD)
Taiga Building Products Ltd. (TBL)
North West Company Inc. (The) (NWC)
MEG Energy Corp. (MEG)
Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS)
Hammond Manufacturing Company Limited Class A Subordinate Voting Shares (HMM.A)
Boralex Inc. Class A Shares (BLX)
Vitreous Glass Inc. (VCI)
ARC Resources Ltd. (ARX)
Loblaw Companies Limited (L)
Topaz Energy Corp. (TPZ)
Olympia Financial Group Inc. (OLY)
George Weston Limited (WN)
Calian Group Ltd. (CGY)
Manulife Financial Corporation (MFC)
Algoma Central Corporation (ALC)
Morguard North American Residential Real Estate Investment Trust (MRG.UN)
Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNQ)
Wajax Corporation (WJX)
Pembina Pipeline Corporation (PPL)
JFT Strategies Fund Class A Units (JFS.UN)
Keyera Corp. (KEY)
Guardian Capital Group Limited (GCG)
Empire Company Limited Non-Voting Class A Shares (EMP.A)
Russel Metals Inc. (RUS)
Maple Leaf Foods Inc. (MFI)
Rogers Communications Inc. Class B Non-voting Shares (RCI.B)
Whitecap Resources Inc. (WCP)
Canadian National Railway Company (CNR)
Brookfield Asset Management Inc. Class A Limited Voting Shares (BAM)
ADENTRA Inc. (ADEN)
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. (ATD)
Open Text Corporation (OTEX)
Parkland Corporation (PKI)
Nutrien Ltd. (NTR)
Metro Inc. (MRU)
Ninepoint Energy Income Fund ETF (NRGI)
Pender Growth Fund Inc. (PTF)
Goodfellow Inc. (GDL)
Valeura Energy Inc. (VLE)
ATS Corporation (ATS)
Dynacor Group Inc. (DNG)
Parex Resources Inc. (PXT)
Ag Growth International Inc. (AFN)
Cascades Inc. (CAS)
Ovintiv Inc. (OVV)
Interfor Corporation (IFP)
Wescan Energy Corp. (WCE)
AirBoss of America Corp. (BOS)
United Corporations Limited (UNC)
Thor Explorations Ltd. (THX)
Sprott Physical Platinum and Palladium Trust (SPPP)
Royal Canadian Mint - Canadian Gold Reserves Exchange-Traded Receipts (MNT)
Mineros S.A. (MSA)
Linamar Corporation (LNR)
Laurentian Bank of Canada (LB)
Hamilton Gold Producer YIELD MAXIMIZER TM ETF (AMAX)
Brookfield Business Partners L.P. (BBN.UN)

iShares NASDAQ 100 Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) (XQQ)
Vanguard Global Momentum Factor ETF CAD (VMO)
Vanguard S&P 500 Index ETF (VFV)

Global X Copper Producer Equity Covered Call ETF (CPCC)  

Global X Copper Producers Index ETF (COPP)

iShares S&P/TSX Global Base Metals Index ETF (XBM)

Sprott Physical Copper Trust (COP.UN) 

Sprott Physical Platinum and Palladium Trust (SPPP)

Vanguard All-Equity ETF Portfolio (VEQT)

iShares Core Equity ETF Portfolio (XEQT)

TD Cash Management ETF (TCSH)

MDA Space Ltd. (MDA)

Total: $105,195.98

CIBC Dividend Growth Fund + CIBC Emerging Markets Index Fund + CIBC Monthly Income Fund: $4,793.84

Others: $1,159.90

NBI Income Fund: $1,370.15

Manulife Fidelity NorthStar GIF CAP
Manulife Simplicity Growth Portfolio
Maritime Life CI Harbour Seg Fund
Maritime Life Fidelity True North Seg Fund
Manulife GIF MLIA B World Invest
Total: $12,284.15

Other various: $78,814.67

TOTAL: $203,618.69

Social Capital at Desjardins Membership share: $35
Online money: $43.99
Savings + Stocks, units, mutual funds + Tax-free Savings account + RRSP:

TOTAL: $578,704.79

On date of April 24, 2026

Montreal, I am back baby!

I hadn’t posted here since arriving back in Montreal. I’ve now been here for close to two weeks already. Coming back is always a big move, especially since I had been away from my apartment since late October 2025. I always make sure to leave my apartment clean before I go, so when I return, yes, there’s a bit of dust, but honestly, not nearly as much as you might expect. I’m always a little surprised by that.

It was raining when I arrived, but the weather felt quite warm compared to New Brunswick. When I left there, we still had a lot of snow. In Montreal, there was only a small amount left, and now it’s pretty much all gone after several days of rain. The weather warmed up quite a bit in Montreal this past Friday and Saturday, and I was really excited about it. I decided to spend Friday night at the Bonaventure Hotel, right in downtown Montreal. It was my third time staying there.

I chose Friday night partly because it was cheaper, but also because the weather was expected to cool down again on Sunday, which it did, just as forecast. I was especially excited because this ended up being my first outdoor swim of 2026. The outdoor pool at the Hilton Bonaventure is really lovely. They also have two hot tubs and a sauna. It was the first time I got to enjoy the pool in the evening, and I ended up spending the whole Friday night there. In the past, I usually went out and used the pool during the day, but never in the evening.

It was busy, but not overcrowded. This time, I really picked the perfect days.

My room was quite spacious, actually bigger than my studio apartment! I also had a nice view of the pool.

Winter had been long, and I hadn’t done much, so I was pretty much due for a little treat. Since coming back from New Brunswick, I decided it was time to get my hair cut, which I finally did. And, as you can imagine, I went shopping and have been going out for gentle walks, among other things. It’s still early spring in Montreal, but we’re slowly heading toward better weather. Parts of Montreal have been affected by the heavy rains.

And of course, the food, and the coffees!

I bought that Leonard Cohen book, and it’s been a good read. It seems to cover his life quite well. I’m at the part where he sang at a gig after spending about a year doing manual work in a factory, where he basically became a zombie and didn’t play any music for a long time. He also hooked up with a girl at his dorm, which was located somewhere on Stanley.... :-)

It’s a very fun read, and we even learn that Mr. Cohen obtained “sexual flavor” through a hypnotist. I’m only joking, of course, but you need to read the book to understand the joke. I think this book probably gives a good portrait of his early years, before his big musical career took off, but I can’t say for sure because I don’t know much about his personal life. Still, I’ll try to read his biography.

After all those good things, the next few weeks will be calmer because I can’t keep up that pace of spending.. and eating lol. But the good news is that reading is free, and good espressos aren’t that expensive, so it’s all good! If the conflict involving Iran comes to an end, I might be in for some pretty interesting things. The 600k could be just around the corner, this time for real.