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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...

New BMO funds come in several flavours

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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...

Ask the Spud: The US-Dollar Couch Potato

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Confessions of an investing parasite

As index investing has gained popularity, it is also attracted its share of scorn. The latest example is an...

Confessions of an investing parasite

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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...

The ETF’s Price is Right—except when it’s not

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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...

Two ways to measure an ETF’s performance

Bonds

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...

Why GICs beat bond ETFs in taxable accounts

Bonds

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...

Ask the Spud: The role of real return bonds

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Estimating future stock returns

What are the long-term expected returns for stocks? That’s a fundamental question every investor needs to consider when deciding...

Estimating future stock returns

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Why index mutual funds still have a place

Responding to a recent article on mutual funds by Rob Carrick, a Globe and Mail reader rehashed a common...

Why index mutual funds still have a place