Andrew Dagys

Andrew Dagys, CMA, is a best-selling author who has written and coauthored several books, including Stocking Investing For Canadians For Dummies and Investing Online For Canadians For Dummies. He has appeared on Canada AM and several popular CBC broadcasts to offer his insights on the Canadian and world investment landscapes. Andrew has contributed columns to CanadianLiving, Forever Young, and other publications. He has appeared on Canada AM and several popular CBC broadcasts to offer his insights on the Canadian and world investment landscapes.

Articles & Books From Andrew Dagys

Investing For Canadians For Dummies
Invest confidently—and successfully—in any climate Making your own investment decisions can be intimidating and overwhelming. Investors have a huge array of investment options to choose from, and sorting through the get-rich-quick hype can be exhausting. Investing For Canadians For Dummies provides you with a clear-headed, honest overview of the investing landscape, helping you to determine what investments are right for your goals.
Bond Investing For Canadians For Dummies
Expert information and easy-to-follow advice for today’s Canadian bond investorsBond Investing For Canadians For Dummies will show you how to invest in bonds in today’s environment and strengthen and protect your investment portfolio. Bonds are a great choice for anyone looking to make a smart investment that will provide a steady income, and this book is a great choice for anyone ready to get started.
Cheat Sheet / Updated 11-21-2023
If you want to invest in bonds, you need to know how to read the bond ratings that the big three rating companies use in order to help you select bonds in a risk-aware way. Knowing the right questions to ask about a bond can save you money, and you can find answers to many of those questions on the Internet.How to read bond ratingsBefore you buy a bond, get an idea of how much financial muscle the issuer has.
Cheat Sheet / Updated 04-14-2023
Inflation has become a big part of our lives lately. You need help to quickly determine just how much of a bite inflation takes out of, or will take out of, your hard-earned money, especially when you need precise and tailored calculations.This Cheat Sheet summarizes some important factors to keep in mind when you're considering retirement plans like Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs) and Tax-Free Savings Accounts (TFSAs).
RRSPs & TFSAs For Canadians For Dummies
Get the low-down on Canadian savings plansRRSPs & TFSAs For Canadians For Dummies will give Canadians a crash course in saving, investing, and holding their money in RRSPs and TFSAs. Readers will find the latest in Canadian tax laws, get the low-down on minimum and maximum balances, and real life examples to set themselves up for a stable financial future.
Starting & Running a Small Business For Canadians All-in-One For Dummies
Tried-and-true advice, tools, and strategies to start and succeed in a small businessWith more Canadians yearning to start a small business—along with benefitting tax rate incentives and interesting new business opportunities—there's never been a greater need for a detailed, comprehensive guide to operating a small business.
Canadian Small Business Kit For Dummies
The bestselling book you need to succeed in small business Canadian Small Business Kit For Dummies is the bestselling Canadian guide to starting and running a successful small business. This guide covers every aspect of starting, building, staffing, and running a small business.  Offering information for entrepreneurs starting from scratch, people buying a business, or new franchise owners, it features updated information about the latest tax laws and its impact on small businesses, along with insight into how small business can take advantage of social media such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram, etc.
Stock Investing For Canadians For Dummies, 6th Edition
Start investing in stocks todayCanada is experiencing a large housing bubble, and if you’re a Baby Boomer looking to downsize, it’s more important than ever to find a way to invest your extra money, especially in a low interest environment. Plus, some very significant tax rules exist (e.g. registered savings plans for retirement and investing, income splitting, and estate planning) that affect investors, and few Canadian publications address these new realities in the stock investing context.
Cheat Sheet / Updated 04-12-2023
Stock investing can be exciting, but it shouldn’t be a rollercoaster ride for Canadian investors. If you know how to read company reports and what financial measures to review, you’re more likely to pick a winning stock.Staying up to date on market conditions ensures you’ll know when it’s best to buy or sell.The ten most important points about stock investing in CanadaStock investing is a great way for Canadians to build wealth, but it can have its pitfalls.
Building Wealth All-in-One For Canadians For Dummies
The comprehensive, six-books-in-one package Canadian investors can trust with their money Designed for those investors who are already familiar with the fundamentals of the investment process and are looking to take their finances to the next level, Building Wealth All-in-One For Canadians For Dummies, is a higher-end title that will make diversifying your portfolio—the key to successful investing—a cinch.