Dividends: Not as tax-friendly as you may think
If your investments include RRSPs, TFSAs and taxable accounts, asset location is an important consideration. The returns of various...
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Norbert’s gambit: A better way to buy U.S. dollars
Use Norbert's gambit to get rid of those currency exchange fees when trading your Canadian dollars for American ones.
Are ETFs Growing for the Wrong Reasons?
On the day his company announced it was acquiring Claymore, BlackRock’s CEO Bill Chinery called ETFs “electric cars in...
Why We Love the One We’re With
Larry Swedroe’s new book, Investment Mistakes Even Smart Investors Make and How to Avoid Them, includes 77 common behavioural blunders....
BlackRock and Claymore Make Good Partners
Announcements in the ETF world are mostly tedious these days—usually they involve the launch of another exotic and increasingly...
When your adviser hates index funds
When Derek asked his adviser about switching to ETFs, he got a list of reasons not to. I don’t...
Couch Potato Portfolio 2011 Returns
The 2011 performance results are now in for my model Couch Potato portfolios. Many thanks to Justin Bender at...
Does the Couch Potato Work After Age 50?
Readers often ask me whether the Couch Potato strategy is suitable for investors approaching retirement, or even those who...
An ETF Creation Story
The Couch Potato strategy thrives on simplicity, but advanced index investors (geeks) should understand what goes on under the...