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Carrick’s ‘Investing Ick’ and Gen Z Investing Terms

Written by The Inspired Investor Team

Published on April 14, 2026

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At Inspired Investor, we aim to simplify the sometimes overly complicated world of investing.

What is an ETF? We got you. Wondering what happened to AI stocks last week, or how changes in oil prices could affect portfolios? Us too, and we’ll talk to the experts and get answers. TFSA, RRSP and RESP : oh, let us explain.

So, it was our honour to host and share coffee with veteran Globe and Mail columnist Rob Carrick who has been answering Canadians’ personal finance questions for years.

In addition to sharing his thoughts on ETFs, we learned we have some things in common — like our “investing ick.” He’s also not a fan of information that makes people feel like they aren’t qualified to invest.

Here are some highlights from our day:

Rob’s ‘investing ick’

Getting started and ‘trend chasing’

Rapid fire: Gen Z investing terms in 60 seconds

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