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

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

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

Currency hedging can be confusing for investors who use index funds and ETFs that hold foreign stocks or ...

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

Are asset allocation ETFs cheap, well-diversified and convenient? Absolutely. Are they optimally tax-efficient? Perhaps not, though any tax ...

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

When people criticize the financial industry in Canada, the target of their wrath is usually high fees and ...

I never meant to make you cry And though I know I shouldn’t call It just reminds us ...

Q. Have you ever done any calculations into the optimal time to purchase index funds or ETFs based ...

Is it possible for a portfolio to be too diversified? There are certainly a lot of articles making ...

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

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

Q: I am ready to follow the Couch Potato and would like to use the US-listed Vanguard ETFs ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...