Talk:Canadian-US investing differences

Index concentration statement

Does the last part of the statement "Because market capitalization in the TSX drops off sharply, the market is more concentrated in a relatively small number of stocks, as can be seen in differences in the Top 10 Holdings Market Share." still apply? The concentration in the US Magnificent 7 tech stocks has definitely changed the math so that the S&P 500's Top 10 is more concentrated than the S&P/TSX. Peculiar Investor 14:00, 8 January 2025 (EST)

I agree that the statement abpout top 10 holdings should be revised. I also noticed that the IT sector is now over 30% in the US, the sort of high percentage we complain about for financials in the Canadian stock market. As usual, the solution is diversification, combine US stocks with Canadian and international equities, sector concentration problem solved. Quebec 16:45, 8 January 2025 (EST)

We should also follow the discussion starting with Financial Wisdom Forum post: "finiki: Differences between Canada and USA". I am going to give it a week or so to see if any consensus occurs before making any updates. Peculiar Investor 17:56, 8 January 2025 (EST)