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

Responding to a recent article on mutual funds by Rob Carrick, a Globe and Mail reader rehashed a ...

Here's part two of my interview with Tim Pickering, president of Auspice Capital Advisors, who manages both the ...

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

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

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

Your eyes open slowly, and the light stings your retinas. Your mouth is burning with thirst, your muscles ...

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

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

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

I know very few people who began their investing lives as Couch Potatoes. Most started out in mutual ...

This post is the sixth (and last) in a series exploring the myths and misunderstandings about dividend investing ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...