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

In my last post I reviewed the returns of my model ETF portfolios in 2021. Now let's take ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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

Rob Carrick is one of a small number of journalists who stand up for individual investors in this ...

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

Today we take it for granted that virtually all mutual funds and stock pickers are trying to earn ...

Here are the 2013 performance figures for my Model Portfolios. Last year was one of stark contrasts: huge ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...