Episode 17 of the podcast strays from my usual focus on index investing. That’s because it’s almost impossible to talk about investing today without acknowledging the role of real estate. One of the m [...]
In Episode 16 of the Canadian Couch Potato podcast, I’m joined by Ben Carlson, the author of A Wealth of Common Sense and creator of the excellent blog of the same name. Ben is also Director of Instit [...]
The latest episode of the Canadian Couch Potato podcast focuses on the relationship between cost and complexity in your investment plan. You can often lower fees in your portfolio with a few simple ch [...]
My first podcast of 2018 is now live: This episode’s interview features Shannon Lee Simmons, a refreshing young voice in financial planning. At the age of just 25, Shannon quit her job with a large in [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The waiting is over: we’re back with another episode of the Canadian Couch Potato podcast: Our featured interview this time around is with Mike Foy, senior director of the Wealth Management Practice a [...]
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’ [...]
Does the whole “active versus passive” debate miss a key point about what leads to successful investing? Why do investors focus on “mutual funds versus ETFs” when neither structure is inherently super [...]
Are you interested in indexing but uneasy about the idea of investing in certain “sin stocks”? In my latest podcast, I look at whether you can be a Couch Potato investor and still stay true to your va [...]