Monday's post discussed the inner workings of the two swap-based ETFs launched by Horizons in late 2010. Many ...

Not so long ago, ETFs were simple and transparent. But with the tremendous growth in the industry, ETFs ...

I happened to have Google Finance open on my computer last week when the “flash crash” happened. While ...

Earlier this week I described how several US and international equity index funds get their market exposure by ...

Asset allocation ETFs were revolutionary when they appeared in 2018, but they were hardly the first products that ...

Here's part two of my interview with Jaime Purvis, Executive Vice-President, National Accounts, for Horizons ETFs. (See part ...

Last week, Advisor.ca published a debate under the heading “Faceoff: Index, friend or foe?” The arguments against passive ...

In 1951, a Princeton University student wrote a thesis about the mutual fund industry. “Funds can make no ...

Think about all the elements you need to be a successful index investor. First, you need to choose ...

Rob Carrick is one of a small number of journalists who stand up for individual investors in this ...

On Tuesday, February 16, Berkshire Hathaway will become part of the S&P 500, the most widely followed stock ...

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

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

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

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

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 ...

Should financial advisors be banned from collecting commissions on mutual funds? That’s been hotly debated for years, and ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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

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 ...