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Jason, a reader of this blog, recently wrote to ask why an investor would want to invest in ...

Earlier this week I discussed the promise of fundamental indexing. This strategy takes aim at the shortcomings of ...

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

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

In my most recent podcast, I addressed an excellent question from Philip, who asked, “Are there days when ...

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

Joel Greenblatt has a sense of humour—I’ll grant him that. In The Big Secret for the Small Investor ...

The numbers are in and no one is shooting the messenger this year. If 2018 was disappointment—returns were negative ...

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

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

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

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

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

Today’s post is part of the Blog for Financial Literacy campaign spearheaded by Glenn Cooke of Life Insurance ...

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

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 ...

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

I used to own one of those one-piece cutlery tools designed for hiking and camping—the kind with a ...

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 ...

The latest episode of the Canadian Couch Potato podcast features an interview with Dr. Stephen Wendel, Head of ...

Last January, I overhauled my model portfolios to make them simpler. Some of the older options included small-cap ...

“Long-term investors shouldn’t worry about daily or weekly blips in the markets.” How many times have you heard ...

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

The new asset allocation ETFs launched by Vanguard and iShares in 2018 have made it easier than ever ...

An important part of the indexing strategy is that you occasionally rebalance your portfolio back to its target ...

In Episode 4 of the Canadian Couch Potato podcast, I answered the following question from a listener named ...

Couch Potato investors hear a lot about asset allocation, but asset location is also an important consideration. Asset ...

For some time now I’ve been suggesting that ETF investors use limit orders—never market orders—when placing trades in ...