While some of those American stocks saw some pretty good gains over the year that made me feel some FOMO, when you account for how much value the USD lost over that time period (and how well Rheinmetall performed), I definitely came out ahead. But I would have done it even if I had lost some money.

For me, this was mostly about insulating myself from Trump's erattic behaviour, and retaliating in my own very limited capacity for the threats he was making against Canada's sovereignty.

The Greenland crisis brought this to American brands on a higher scale and I'm sure we'll see the effects of that during the coming year. Many questions are now asked about our reliance on US products and services.