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Bonds Behaving Badly

There are a couple of basic rules bond investors can depend on. The first is that bond prices fall when interest rates rise, and vice-versa. The second is that long-term bonds are vulnerable to larger [...]

Canadian Couch Potato2018-07-19T14:44:22+00:00July 19th, 2018|Categories: Asset Classes|Tags: Bonds|9 Comments

Podcast 18: Boots on the Ground with Rob Carrick

On episode 18 of the podcast, I’m joined by The Globe and Mail’s Rob Carrick, who I think is the top personal finance journalist in Canada. When I made my living as a financial writer, it was always d [...]

Canadian Couch Potato2018-07-11T20:30:18+00:00July 12th, 2018|Categories: Podcast|Tags: Ask the Spud, Indexes, Media|1 Comment

Podcast 17: Keeping it Real with Ben Rabidoux

Episode 17 of the podcast strays from my usual focus on index investing. That’s because it’s almost impossible to talk about investing today without acknowledging the role of real estate. One of the m [...]

Canadian Couch Potato2018-06-21T08:48:57+00:00June 16th, 2018|Categories: Podcast|Tags: Ask the Spud, Real Estate|4 Comments

Ask Me Anything: Part 2

Here’s Part 2 of the highlights from my recent AMA on Reddit. This is a lightly edited transcript of the exchange, along with some additional comments and links I didn’t have time to provide during th [...]

Canadian Couch Potato2018-06-14T05:06:22+00:00May 24th, 2018|Categories: Ask the Spud|Tags: Ask the Spud|42 Comments

Ask Me Anything: Part 1

On May 10, I hosted an AMA (“Ask Me Anything”) on Reddit, the online discussion forum, and over 90 hectic minutes I answered as many questions as I could from investors. This week, in two separate blo [...]

Canadian Couch Potato2018-05-29T22:09:13+00:00May 22nd, 2018|Categories: Ask the Spud|Tags: Ask the Spud|16 Comments

How to mix rental income and portfolio returns in retirement

Here's an easy way to generate the cash flow you need in any market conditions. [MoneySense]

Canadian Couch Potato2018-05-28T22:19:59+00:00May 13th, 2018|Categories: Articles, Portfolio Management|Tags: Ask the Spud, Financial Planning|0 Comments

Are TFSAs the best place to hold Vanguard’s new all-in-one ETFs?

These balanced ETFs are ideally suited to Tax-Free Savings Accounts for several reasons. [MoneySense]

Canadian Couch Potato2018-05-28T22:22:48+00:00May 6th, 2018|Categories: Articles, Portfolio Management|Tags: Ask the Spud|0 Comments

Podcast 16: Common Sense With Ben Carlson

In Episode 16 of the Canadian Couch Potato podcast, I’m joined by Ben Carlson, the author of A Wealth of Common Sense and creator of the excellent blog of the same name. Ben is also Director of Instit [...]