Hi jaiml,
I live just SW of Hamilton, Ont.
I'm new to AIM as well. I have spent the last few weeks reading posting dated back to 2002 trying to find a Canadian perspective on using AIM. I've come to realize, you can AIM just about anything from apples to zebras, as long as they keep coming and going.
Most of my investment capital is in a LIRA and RRSP, so I am trying to stick with etfs if possible. What I have found with most Canadian sector and style etfs, the volume is very low, some only trade a few hundred units a day. I know this probably won't make too much of a difference to AIM, but I don't want to be worried about the bid/ask price when I buy and sell. My plan is to buy select Canadian etfs, securities and US etfs. My capital will be kept in Canadian dollars and when necessary I will buy dollar etfs and journal back and forth. Hopefully I don't get caught up in a dollar down draft in the future.
I plan on sticking around this board, so if there are any Canadian specific ideas you would like to share, I will do the same.
Take care,
Ray
