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Articles By Dan Bortolotti:

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Passive Investing: The Movie

There are countless books laying out the case for index investing, but as far as I know there has...

Passive Investing: The Movie

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Ask the Spud: Combining e-Series Funds and ETFs

I use the Global Couch Potato with e-Series funds in my TD Waterhouse account, but I eventually want to...

Ask the Spud: Combining e-Series Funds and ETFs

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Inside the iShares Minimum Volatility ETFs

Last week we looked at two low-volatility ETF strategies based on beta and the standard deviation of daily price...

Inside the iShares Minimum Volatility ETFs

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Inside the BMO and PowerShares Low-Vol ETFs

In the last 14 months or so, Canada’s ETF providers have launched several funds based on low-volatility strategies. As...

Inside the BMO and PowerShares Low-Vol ETFs

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The Promise of Low Volatility

The relationship between risk and reward is one of the most fundamental in finance: to get higher returns, say...

The Promise of Low Volatility

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Virtual Brokers Becomes the ETF Leader

The Globe and Mail announced its annual discount brokerage rankings yesterday and crowned a new winner. Virtual Brokers took...

Virtual Brokers Becomes the ETF Leader

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Four New ETFs and an Invitation

BMO has announced it’s launching four new ETFs, which will start trading on Tuesday, November 20: BMO S&P 500...

Four New ETFs and an Invitation

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Blog for Financial Literacy: A Simple Plan

Today’s post is part of the Blog for Financial Literacy campaign spearheaded by Glenn Cooke of Life Insurance Canada.com....

Blog for Financial Literacy: A Simple Plan

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Profitability: Entering a New Dimension?

Investors should always be skeptical about new strategies that promise abnormal returns. As I explained in last week’s post,...

Profitability: Entering a New Dimension?