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Two core ETFs get new indexes

Vanguard announced last October that it would be ending its relationship with MSCI, one of the largest index providers...

Two core ETFs get new indexes

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ETF investors: Avoid the after-hours club

One of the first rules of buying and selling ETFs is to always use limit orders, never market orders....

ETF investors: Avoid the after-hours club

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It’s time to ban adviser commissions

Should financial advisers be banned from collecting commissions on mutual funds? That’s been hotly debated for years, and in...

It’s time to ban adviser commissions

Bonds

What’s happening to my bond ETF?

If your portfolio includes a broad-based bond index fund, you’ve probably noticed its value has fallen significantly over the...

What’s happening to my bond ETF?

Bonds

Why use a strip bond ETF?

Barry Gordon admits he was surprised when he first read Justin Bender’s entry in First Asset’s Search for Canada’s...

Why use a strip bond ETF?

Bonds

A new ETF of strip bonds

Back in February I asked readers to share their ideas for new ETFs that might fill gaps in the...

A new ETF of strip bonds

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Does dollar-cost averaging work?

Many readers were surprised when I answered a recent Ask the Spud question by suggesting you’re usually better off...

Does dollar-cost averaging work?

Canadian Couch Potato

Ask the Spud: Should I buy in now?

I’ve just inherited a six-figure sum and am interested in investing using the Couch Potato approach. What is your...

Ask the Spud: Should I buy in now?

Bonds

Bond options for the socially responsible

Most discussions about socially responsible investing (SRI) seem to revolve around stocks. If you’re an index investor with an...

Bond options for the socially responsible