Looking back at 2025, the topics you were most interested in shared a common thread: a desire to understand better long-term outcomes in a market environment that often felt noisy and uncertain. Rather than chasing short-term narratives, many readers revisited fundamentals, tax considerations, and the structure of investment decisions.
The articles below reflect those priorities. Some addressed recurring questions, while others offered a perspective on how markets evolve.
Here are Claret’s 10 most-read articles of 2025.
1. Why You Should Use a Logarithmic Scale
As markets grow over long periods, linear charts can exaggerate recent moves and minimize earlier ones. This topic continued to surface as investors sought better ways to interpret long-term price trends, particularly when comparing returns across market cycles. READ IT HERE
2. The Largest S&P 500 Companies Over Time, Ranked
The companies that dominate markets today are rarely the same ones that led in previous decades. Exploring how the top S&P 500 companies have changed over time offers a helpful perspective on concentration risk, sector shifts, and the importance of maintaining diversification. READ IT HERE
3. Why You Need to Name a TFSA Successor Holder
Administrative details often get less attention than investment choices, yet they can have lasting consequences. Interest in TFSA successor designations reflects a broader focus on tax efficiency, estate planning, and ensuring assets are passed on smoothly. READ IT HERE
4. Currency-Hedged ETFs vs. Unhedged ETFs
Currency exposure can quietly influence returns, particularly for portfolios with significant foreign holdings. Comparing hedged and unhedged ETFs helped frame when currency movements may matter and when they tend to wash out over longer time horizons. READ IT HERE
5. Investing in Stocks to Counter Inflation
Inflation remained a recurring concern throughout 2025 and heading into 2026. This topic examines how equities have historically behaved in inflationary environments and what role stocks can play in protecting purchasing power over time. READ IT HERE
6. P/E Ratio: Price-to-Earnings Ratio Explained
Valuation discussions tend to re-emerge when markets rise. Revisiting the price-to-earnings ratio provides context on what the metric can reveal, and where its limitations lie when used in isolation. READ IT HERE
7. Should I Invest My House Down Payment in the Stock Market?
Housing affordability and market volatility made this question especially relevant. Weighing the potential for higher returns against the need for capital certainty highlighted the trade-offs involved when investment goals and near-term plans intersect. READ IT HERE
8. How Investment Income Is Taxed in Canada
Understanding how different types of investment income are taxed remains a key part of planning. This article continued to attract attention as investors sought to assess after-tax returns across accounts and strategies more accurately. READ IT HERE
9. Analyzing Personal Debt in Canada: How Much Is Too Much?
Rising interest rates and cost-of-living pressures kept debt levels top of mind. Examining how much debt is manageable (and when it becomes a constraint) helped frame broader conversations about financial flexibility. READ IT HERE
10. Québec Municipal Bonds: More Yield, Low Risk
Interest in income-oriented strategies persisted. This article explored Québec municipal bonds as a lower-risk option for investors seeking yield, particularly within taxable portfolios. READ IT HERE
