Are asset allocation ETFs cheap, well-diversified and convenient? Absolutely. Are they optimally tax-efficient? Perhaps not, though any tax ...

For almost 20 years, the TD e-Series mutual funds have been one of the cheapest and easiest ways ...

Jason, a reader of this blog, recently wrote to ask why an investor would want to invest in ...

In my most recent podcast, I addressed an excellent question from Philip, who asked, “Are there days when ...

This post is the second of three that will look at the potential risks that ETFs may pose ...

The recently launched BMO Equal Weight REITs (ZRE), which invests in Canadian real estate investment trusts, will go head-to-head ...

Last Saturday’s Globe and Mail featured a story about a retired university professor who has enjoyed staggeringly good ...

Here are the 2014 returns for my Model Portfolios. The data below are from the funds' websites whenever ...

This post is the first in a series exploring common myths and misunderstandings about dividend investing. The goal ...

Whenever people ask me where they can learn more about Couch Potato investing, I need to answer carefully ...

I never meant to make you cry And though I know I shouldn’t call It just reminds us ...

The mutual fund industry loves to sell past performance, and it's not above massaging the data to make ...

Q: My wife and I have been using the Couch Potato strategy for a few years now, but ...

If your investments include RRSPs, TFSAs and taxable accounts, asset location is an important consideration. The returns of ...

When I wrote the MoneySense Guide to the Perfect Portfolio [now out of print], I waited until Chapter ...

Last week’s post about Monte Carlo simulations in financial planning sparked some interesting comments, so I thought a ...

John Lawrence Reynolds' newest book, The Skeptical Investor, argues that Canadians were badly served by their advisors during ...

Q: I am ready to follow the Couch Potato and would like to use the US-listed Vanguard ETFs ...

In the last couple of weeks I’ve received two questions from readers who were trying to figure out ...

I used to own one of those one-piece cutlery tools designed for hiking and camping—the kind with a ...

Last January, I overhauled my model portfolios to make them simpler. Some of the older options included small-cap ...

I’ve always tried to stress that successful investing is about the right process, not the right products. But ...

If you’re a parent, how can you set your child on the road to investing success? One popular ...

The latest episode of the Canadian Couch Potato podcast features an interview with Dr. Stephen Wendel, Head of ...

For DIY investors, asset allocation ETFs may be the greatest gift to come along in decades. It’s never ...

It’s been a while since the last new article appeared on the Canadian Couch Potato blog, and over ...

It’s easy enough to build an index fund portfolio with your desired mix of stocks and bonds. But ...

The TD e-Series index mutual funds remain a useful alternative to the asset allocation ETFs that take centre ...

In Episode 4 of the Canadian Couch Potato podcast, I answered the following question from a listener named ...

In my last few posts, I introduced the newly launched Vanguard Retirement Income ETF Portfolio (VRIF), explained where ...