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New BMO Funds Come in Several Flavours
This week BMO announced more additions to its line of ETFs. What’s most interesting about these new funds is not so much the asset classes they track, [...]
Ask the Spud: The US-Dollar Couch Potato
We just sold our condo in Florida and now have some money to invest in non-registered accounts. The problem is, the money is all in American dollars. [...]
Confessions of an Investing Parasite
As index investing has gained popularity, it is also attracted its share of scorn. The latest example is an unintentionally amusing blog post called I [...]
The ETF’s Price Is Right—Except When It’s Not
Last week I described how an ETF’s market price and net asset value (NAV) can diverge. Now it’s time to look at the three main reasons why this occurs [...]
Two Ways to Measure an ETF’s Performance
When I update the performance of my model portfolios, the returns I use are based on the annual change in each fund’s net asset value (NAV). That’s th [...]
Why GICs Beat Bond ETFs in Taxable Accounts
Last October, Justin Bender wrote a blog post explaining why GICs are more tax-efficient than bonds. The blog caught the attention of John Heinzl of T [...]
Ask the Spud: The Role of Real Return Bonds
Why has the iShares DEX Real Return Bond (XRB) dropped so dramatically this year? I thought this asset class was protective in times of rising interes [...]
Estimating Future Stock Returns
What are the long-term expected returns for stocks? That’s a fundamental question every investor needs to consider when deciding on an appropriate ass [...]
Why Index Mutual Funds Still Have a Place
Responding to a recent article on mutual funds by Rob Carrick, a Globe and Mail reader rehashed a common refrain: “Perhaps mutual funds were once a gr [...]
What’s On Your ETF Wish List?
It seems like ETFs are appearing in Canada every month, but it’s been a while since I got genuinely excited about a new product. It was great to see b [...]
