Hey Tim: Can I Build a “Buy Canadian” Impact Portfolio—And Should I?
With the surge of support for “Buy Canadian” across the country, I’ve been getting more and more questions about what that means when it comes to investing—especially for those of us who want our money to make a difference.
Can you build a Canadian-only impact portfolio? Technically, yes.
Should you? Probably not.
Let’s start with the most important concept in investing: diversification. It’s your portfolio’s best friend. Diversification isn’t just about reducing risk—it’s about building resilience, the same way ecosystems rely on biodiversity to thrive. A well-diversified portfolio can handle market ups and downs because it isn’t dependent on the success of any one region, sector, or company.
And here’s the reality: Canada makes up only about 3 per
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