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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

April 2013

What to do with $1 million now

The 4th and final installment in our series Double Your Money Faster.

What to do with $1 million now

Bonds

Understanding floating-rate notes

By now every serious investor understands the consequences rising interest rates will have on bond portfolios. For more than...

Understanding floating-rate notes

April 2013

Stocks: The hard sell

Investors love to buy stocks, but selling is much harder. All too often pride, anxiety and neglect keep us...

Stocks: The hard sell

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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

Bonds

What’s on your ETF wish list?

It seems like ETFs are appearing in Canada every month, but it's been a while since I got genuinely...

What’s on your ETF wish list?

Bonds

Does a 60/40 portfolio still make sense?

For as long as I can remember, the traditional balanced portfolio has been 60% equities and 40% bonds. Indeed,...

Does a 60/40 portfolio still make sense?

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Sit tight over U.S. fiscal cliff

The worst thing an investor can do is sell in anticipation of a market downturn, experts say.

Sit tight over U.S. fiscal cliff

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