New iShares ETFs give Canadians the world
In an era when ETFs are becoming increasingly narrow and specialized, the new iShares funds launched this week were...
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How the 2013 budget will affect ETFs
The federal budget on March 21 included a proposal to put an end to investment funds that “seek to...
New BMO funds come in several flavours
This week BMO announced more additions to its line of ETFs. What’s most interesting about these new funds is...
Ask the Spud: The US-Dollar Couch Potato
We just sold our condo in Florida and now have some money to invest in non-registered accounts. The problem...
Confessions of an investing parasite
As index investing has gained popularity, it is also attracted its share of scorn. The latest example is an...
The ETF’s Price is Right—except when it’s not
Last week I described how an ETF's market price and net asset value (NAV) can diverge. Now it's time...
Two ways to measure an ETF’s performance
When I update the performance of my model portfolios, the returns I use are based on the annual change...
Why GICs beat bond ETFs in taxable accounts
Last October, Justin Bender wrote a blog post explaining why GICs are more tax-efficient than bonds. The blog caught...
Ask the Spud: The role of real return bonds
Why has the iShares DEX Real Return Bond (XRB) dropped so dramatically this year? I thought this asset class...