Comparing the Costs of Index Funds and ETFs
The growing popularity of index investing has a lot to do with the increasing number of ETFs available, and...
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Are we in a secular bear market?
Just like you can’t make out the shape of a galaxy unless you can view it from a distance,...
A New Book for Beginning Investors
Last fall, Glenn Cooke approached me with an idea. In addition to his work as an online life insurance...
Tim Pickering on Managed Futures, Part 2
Here’s part two of my interview with Tim Pickering, president of Auspice Capital Advisors, who manages both the Horizons...
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Tim Pickering on Managed Futures, Part 1
On Monday I wrote about managed futures, a strategy that can add a layer of diversification to a traditional...
What are managed futures?
One of the most difficult tasks in building a portfolio is finding asset classes that do not move in...
The Long and Short of Barbell Bond ETFs
Chalk up another one for ETF innovation in Canada. This week, First Asset launched three new bond ETFs that...
A New Service for Do-It-Yourself Investors
In the June issue of MoneySense, I wrote a feature that profiled three Canadian families who wanted to overhaul...
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How Will Rising Rates Affect Bonds?
Since the 2008–09 financial crisis caused bond yields to plunge to new lows, market forecasters have been predicting a...