Podcast 19: The Big Tradeoff
There’s a common theme in all three segments of Episode 19 of the podcast: the risk-return trade-off between stocks and bonds. This is hardly an original idea, but it remains one of the most important [...]
Which ETFs for an 18-year-old starting a TFSA?
Sam wants to helps his daughter set up a TFSA. How should he get started? [MoneySense]
GIC vs. bond ETFs for a retiree
Should this fixed income investor change his bond allocation? [MoneySense]
Which bond ETFs are best for RRSPs?
A reader asks for help weighing her options for fixed income [MoneySense]
ETFs or index mutual funds in an RESP?
The right choice is about more than just fees [MoneySense]
Zero-fee investing has arrived
But will it make you a successful investor? [Globe and Mail]
Pros and cons of a one-ETF portfolio
Is a multiple-ETF portfolio better for diversification? [MoneySense]
The best low-fee U.S. index mutual funds
Maggie is trying to choose an index mutual fund for U.S. equities [MoneySense]
When Bond Yields Throw You a Curve
In my previous post, I explained the flaw in the conventional advice about shifting to short-term bonds if you expect interest rates to rise. While it’s true that bond prices fall when yields go up (t [...]
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 [...]
