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Under the Hood: Vanguard FTSE Canadian Capped REIT (VRE)
This post is part of a series called Under the Hood, where l take a detailed look at specific Canadian ETFs or index funds. The fund: Vanguard FTSE Ca [...]
Scary When They’re Down, Scary When They’re Up
It’s been barely a month since Alexander Green remarked that we’re currently enjoying “the most disrespected bull market in history.” Green described [...]
A Monte Carlo Case Study: Can I Retire Early?
Last week’s post about Monte Carlo simulations in financial planning sparked some interesting comments, so I thought a case study would help readers s [...]
Planning to Drive a Monte Carlo
One of the lessons I’ve tried to stress is that investing is not about choosing the right products. ETFs changed the game by giving the little guy sop [...]
What Would Buffett Do?
When I set out to educate myself about investing, Larry Swedroe was one of the most influential authors I encountered. What I loved about his books (i [...]
Does a 60/40 Portfolio Still Make Sense?
For as long as I can remember, the traditional balanced portfolio has been 60% equities and 40% bonds. Indeed, all of my own model portfolios use that [...]
Updated Couch Potato Report Card
Last week I announced the 2012 returns for my model portfolios. Now it’s time to present the updated longer-term returns of the portfolios, with data [...]
Couch Potato Portfolio Returns for 2012
I think we can safely say we are now almost four years into the most disrespected bull market in history, to borrow a phrase from Alexander Green. In [...]
Calculating Foreign Returns in Canadian Dollars
Global diversification was a huge benefit to investors in 2012, as Canadian equities lagged well behind the rest of the world. Two core funds in the C [...]
An Interview with John De Goey
On Monday, the UK implemented new rules banning embedded commissions on investment products. We’re still many years away from that in Canada, but it’s [...]
