Couch Potato Portfolio Returns for 2017
They contained no marijuana stocks and no bitcoin, but the Couch Potato portfolios put up another good year in 2017. Once again, investors were rewarded for simply following a disciplined, low cost, b [...]
Podcast 13: Here Come the Robots
In Episode 13 of the Canadian Couch Potato podcast, we turn our attention to one of the most significant trends in ETF investing: the rise of robo-advisors. As Rob Carrick recently wrote in the Globe [...]
Podcast 12: Robert Shiller – CAPE Crusader
In the latest episode of the Canadian Couch Potato podcast, I speak with Robert J. Shiller, professor of economics and finance at Yale University, and winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Economics. Prof [...]
How do I decide between mutual funds and ETFs?
Sometimes the “mutual funds vs. ETFs” debate misses the larger point. [MoneySense]
How to declutter your portfolio
Before you add another new fund to your portfolio, consider these two key questions. [MoneySense]
Finding good stock data for Canadian equities
U.S. market data is easily available, but DIY investors need to dig deeper to find Canadian info. [MoneySense]
Is diversification as we know it broken?
Bonds usually offer protection when equity markets go into a tailspin – but as we've seen in recent months, it doesn't always work that way. [Globe and Mail]
How T+2 Settlement Affects ETF Investors
These days we’re used to financial transactions that happen instantly. Buy groceries with your debit card and you see your bank account updated immediately. Send a friend money with an Interac transfe [...]
Podcast 10: MoneySense, We Hardly Knew Ye
If you’ve been a reader for a while, you know that I have a long association with MoneySense, a magazine I contributed to for some 15 years as a feature writer, columnist, and editor. MoneySense didn’ [...]
RBC Revamps Its Index Fund Lineup
In my last post, I reviewed RBC’s forthcoming lineup of traditional ETFs, which will appear later this summer. The launch of these ETFs will also spark some changes in RBC’s index mutual funds: they’l [...]
