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Ask the Spud: Reverse Share Splits in ETFs

Q: I noticed the unit price of some iShares ETFs changed radically last week. For example, the iShares MSCI Singapore ETF (EWS) shot up from around $10 to $20 overnight on November 7. Another fund wen [...]

Canadian Couch Potato2018-05-29T21:35:22-04:00November 15th, 2016|Categories: Ask the Spud, ETFs|Tags: Ask the Spud|22 Comments
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Tangerine Expands Its Lineup

The Tangerine Investment Funds have long been part of my model portfolios, as they’re a simple way to build a broadly diversified index portfolio with a single product. With a management expense ratio [...]

Canadian Couch Potato2018-05-29T21:35:45-04:00November 7th, 2016|Categories: Dividends, New Products, Taxes|Tags: Dividends, New Products, Taxes|35 Comments
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Smart Beta ETFs: Summing it All Up

This is Part 10 in a series about smart beta ETFs. See below for links to other posts in the series. In this final installment, we review what we’ve learned and consider the pitfalls of embracing smar [...]

Canadian Couch Potato2018-05-29T21:36:19-04:00October 21st, 2016|Categories: Smart Beta|Tags: Smart Beta|47 Comments
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Is Your Smart Beta Strategy Doing Its Job?

This is Part 9 in a series about smart beta ETFs. See below for links to other posts in the series. In this installment, we look at how you can tell whether smart beta indexes will really perform as e [...]

Canadian Couch Potato2018-05-29T21:36:58-04:00October 17th, 2016|Categories: Smart Beta|Tags: Smart Beta|10 Comments
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Exploring Multi-Factor Models

This is Part 8 in a series about smart beta ETFs. See below for links to other posts in the series. So far we’ve looked at ETFs that target specific factors. In this installment, we look at funds that [...]

Canadian Couch Potato2018-05-29T21:37:46-04:00October 10th, 2016|Categories: Smart Beta|Tags: Smart Beta|9 Comments
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Understanding the Quality Factor

This is Part 7 in a series about smart beta ETFs. See below for links to other posts in the series. In this installment, we look at the quality factor: the idea that companies with strong balance shee [...]

Canadian Couch Potato2018-05-29T21:38:20-04:00September 29th, 2016|Categories: Smart Beta|Tags: Research, Smart Beta|6 Comments
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Understanding the Low Volatility Factor

This is Part 6 in a series about smart beta ETFs. See below for links to other posts in the series. In this installment, we look at the low volatility anomaly: the surprising idea that stocks with low [...]

Canadian Couch Potato2018-05-29T21:38:47-04:00September 20th, 2016|Categories: Smart Beta|Tags: Research, Smart Beta|13 Comments
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Understanding the Momentum Factor

This is Part 5 in a series about smart beta ETFs. See below for links to other posts in the series. In this installment, we look at the momentum factor: the idea that stocks that have recently risen o [...]

Canadian Couch Potato2018-05-29T21:39:13-04:00September 15th, 2016|Categories: Smart Beta|Tags: Research, Smart Beta|4 Comments
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Understanding the Size Factor

This is Part 4 in a series about smart beta ETFs. See below for links to other posts in the series. In this installment, we look at the size factor: the idea that smaller companies should deliver high [...]

Canadian Couch Potato2018-11-08T10:05:09-05:00September 9th, 2016|Categories: Smart Beta|Tags: Research, Smart Beta|7 Comments
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Understanding the Value Factor

This is Part 3 in a series about smart beta ETFs. See below for links to other posts in the series. In this installment, we look at the value factor: the idea that stocks whose prices are low relative [...]

Canadian Couch Potato2018-05-29T21:40:19-04:00September 5th, 2016|Categories: Smart Beta|Tags: Research, Smart Beta|17 Comments
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The Value of Simple: A Practical Guide to Taking the Complexity Out of Investing The Value of Simple: A Practical Guide to Taking... CDN$ 19.95
Millionaire Teacher: The Nine Rules of Wealth You Should Have Learned in School Millionaire Teacher: The Nine Rules of Wealth You... CDN$ 29.95

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