In my last post I reviewed the returns of my model ETF portfolios in 2021. Now let's take ...

Here's part two of my interview with Tim Pickering, president of Auspice Capital Advisors, who manages both the ...

I would have been kicked out of journalism school for writing this: “The culprit behind the epidemic of ...

For almost 20 years, the TD e-Series mutual funds have been one of the cheapest and easiest ways ...

In our last blog and video, Justin and I compared the popular Vanguard and iShares asset allocation ETFs, ...

Not so long ago, ETFs were simple and transparent. But with the tremendous growth in the industry, ETFs ...

Last Saturday’s Globe and Mail featured a story about a retired university professor who has enjoyed staggeringly good ...

This week I was dismissive about the Dynamic Funds that swept this year’s Canadian Investment Awards. I argued ...

You’ve got an RRSP with your employer, another with a discount brokerage, and your spouse has a couple ...

I recently had a chance to interview Ken Kivenko, who runs Canadian Fund Watch and is allied with ...

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

Just how well are mutual fund investors faring in Canada? That question isn’t as straightforward as it may ...

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

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

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

Should financial advisors be banned from collecting commissions on mutual funds? That’s been hotly debated for years, and ...

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 ...

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 ...