In this final post in the series on why international index funds performed so poorly in 2009, it’s ...

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

This post is part of a series called Under the Hood, where l take a detailed look at ...

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

Two of the biggest trends in investing these days are the popularity of one-fund portfolios and the focus ...

I received an email recently from Scott, a reader with a great question about index funds and ETFs ...

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

This week I was dismissive about the Dynamic Funds that swept this year’s Canadian Investment Awards. I argued ...

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

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

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

“Most actively managed mutual funds underperform the market.” Couch Potato investors sing this refrain all the time in ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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 ...