How to Avoid Superficial Losses
Tax-loss selling—also known as tax-loss harvesting—is a technique for proactively realizing capital losses in your portfolio. It might seem counterintuitive: why would you want to “sell low”? In fact, [...]
Is VRIF Right for Your Portfolio?
In my last few posts, I introduced the newly launched Vanguard Retirement Income ETF Portfolio (VRIF), explained where its 4% distribution comes from, and considered whether that payout is sustainable [...]
How to Set Up a Hands-Off ETF Portfolio
For DIY investors, asset allocation ETFs may be the greatest gift to come along in decades. It’s never been easier or cheaper to build a globally diversified portfolio that needs almost no maintenance [...]
You don’t need an optimal portfolio, you just need an excellent one
All-in-one ETF portfolios make investing easier and cheaper than ever [Globe & Mail]
Using GICs in a fixed income portfolio
GICs get little respect, but these humble investments can play a useful role in a balanced portfolio [MoneySense]
A New Rebalancing Spreadsheet for ETFs
It’s easy enough to build an index fund portfolio with your desired mix of stocks and bonds. But as any experienced investor knows, your asset allocation changes over time as markets move in different [...]
Beyond One-Stop ETF Shopping
The new asset allocation ETFs launched by Vanguard and iShares in 2018 have made it easier than ever for investors to build a low-cost balanced portfolio. If you want a globally diversified mix of 80% [...]
GIC vs. bond ETFs for a retiree
Should this fixed income investor change his bond allocation? [MoneySense]
How to mix rental income and portfolio returns in retirement
Here's an easy way to generate the cash flow you need in any market conditions. [MoneySense]
Are TFSAs the best place to hold Vanguard’s new all-in-one ETFs?
These balanced ETFs are ideally suited to Tax-Free Savings Accounts for several reasons. [MoneySense]
