ETFs are on the hot seat these days. On Wednesday, a US Senate subcommittee held a hearing to ...

Many international equity ETFs showed large tracking errors in 2009. For example, the iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund ...

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

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

It’s not easy to make a splash in the crowded ETF space these days. Many of the new ...

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

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

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

This has been a scary few months in the markets, and nervous investors may be tempted to second-guess ...

Here is part two of my interview with Scott Burns, the newspaper columnist and Chief Investment Strategist at ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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’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 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 ...