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

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

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

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

Back in February, writing about the newly launched Vanguard’s asset allocation ETFs, I asked why it had taken ...

One of the most difficult tasks in building a portfolio is finding asset classes that do not move ...

The investment industry never misses an opportunity to take credit for outstanding performance. In fact, many mutual fund ...

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

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

Advocates of active management admit that only a minority of mutual funds will outperform their benchmarks, but they ...

There are countless books laying out the case for index investing, but as far as I know there ...

Is it possible for a portfolio to be too diversified? There are certainly a lot of articles making ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...