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How Low Can ETF Fees Go?
Less than a month ago, BlackRock aggressively cut the management fees on several of its core ETFs. The boldest move was to slash the fee to just 0.05% [...]
Ask the Spud: Is My Pension Like a Bond?
Q: My wife and I have been using the Couch Potato strategy for a few years now, but something has always nagged me. I am fortunate enough to have a de [...]
Adjusted Cost Base With US-listed ETFs
Many readers have used our white paper, As Easy as ACB, to learn how to calculate the adjusted cost base of their Canadian ETF holdings. I’ve received [...]
Tax Tips for BMO ETF Investors
Last week I offered some tips for investors who are tracking their adjusted cost base with Vanguard ETFs. In this post I’ll offer similar advice for t [...]
A Tax Tip for Vanguard ETF Investors
As the tax filing deadline approaches, many investors are busy calculating the adjusted cost base for their ETF holdings. Last year at this time, Just [...]
The Couch Potato Mutual Fund is Here At Last
[Note: This was an April Fool's joke!] One of the perennial problems with ETFs is they require you to open a discount brokerage account and learn to t [...]
iShares Cuts Its Fees to the Core
That sound you just heard was the latest shot fired in Canada’s ETF price war. iShares has just slashed the management fees on several popular equity [...]
When the Smart Money Does Dumb Things
Investors can a learn a lot from pension funds, particularly when it comes to diversification, risk management and long-term thinking. But it seems pr [...]
How Pension Funds Think About Bonds
With the bond market up about 3% year-to-date, the bears have been growling less than usual. But I still get a steady stream of email from readers who [...]
Why Currency Hedging Doesn’t Work in Canada
In the last two years, Canadian ETF providers have finally launched US and international equity ETFs that do away with currency hedging. Yet the strat [...]
