Jason, a reader of this blog, recently wrote to ask why an investor would want to invest in ...

I happened to have Google Finance open on my computer last week when the “flash crash” happened. While ...

Asset allocation ETFs were revolutionary when they appeared in 2018, but they were hardly the first products that ...

This post is part of a series called Under the Hood, where l take a detailed look at ...

Earlier this week I discussed the promise of fundamental indexing. This strategy takes aim at the shortcomings of ...

In my most recent podcast, I addressed an excellent question from Philip, who asked, “Are there days when ...

Q. Have you ever done any calculations into the optimal time to purchase index funds or ETFs based ...

Call off the hounds: I have finally updated my model Couch Potato portfolios for 2015. Full details appear ...

Think about all the elements you need to be a successful index investor. First, you need to choose ...

This post is the fourth in a series exploring the myths and misunderstandings about dividend investing. The goal ...

In 1951, a Princeton University student wrote a thesis about the mutual fund industry. “Funds can make no ...

As index investing has gained popularity, it is also attracted its share of scorn. The latest example is ...

Q: I am ready to follow the Couch Potato and would like to use the US-listed Vanguard ETFs ...

Q: My wife and I have been using the Couch Potato strategy for a few years now, but ...

If your investments include RRSPs, TFSAs and taxable accounts, asset location is an important consideration. The returns of ...

John Lawrence Reynolds' newest book, The Skeptical Investor, argues that Canadians were badly served by their advisors during ...

When I wrote the MoneySense Guide to the Perfect Portfolio [now out of print], I waited until Chapter ...

Last week’s post about Monte Carlo simulations in financial planning sparked some interesting comments, so I thought a ...

In the last couple of weeks I’ve received two questions from readers who were trying to figure out ...

I used to own one of those one-piece cutlery tools designed for hiking and camping—the kind with a ...

Last January, I overhauled my model portfolios to make them simpler. Some of the older options included small-cap ...

I’ve always tried to stress that successful investing is about the right process, not the right products. But ...

If you’re a parent, how can you set your child on the road to investing success? One popular ...

The latest episode of the Canadian Couch Potato podcast features an interview with Dr. Stephen Wendel, Head of ...

For DIY investors, asset allocation ETFs may be the greatest gift to come along in decades. It’s never ...

It’s been a while since the last new article appeared on the Canadian Couch Potato blog, and over ...

It’s easy enough to build an index fund portfolio with your desired mix of stocks and bonds. But ...

The TD e-Series index mutual funds remain a useful alternative to the asset allocation ETFs that take centre ...

In Episode 4 of the Canadian Couch Potato podcast, I answered the following question from a listener named ...

In my last few posts, I introduced the newly launched Vanguard Retirement Income ETF Portfolio (VRIF), explained where ...