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Ask the Spud: Can I Make Taxable Investing Easier?

In Episode 4 of the Canadian Couch Potato podcast, I answered the following question from a listener named Jakob: I’m currently investing with all my ETFs in RRSP and TFSA accounts. This year, however [...]

Canadian Couch Potato2020-11-04T08:36:44-05:00January 26th, 2017|Categories: Portfolio Management|Tags: Ask the Spud, Taxes|147 Comments
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Ask the Spud: How Are Investors Protected?

Q: My father lost a large sum of money when the company holding his investments in his home country defrauded its clients. As a result, I worry whether it is safe to keep all our investments in one in [...]

Canadian Couch Potato2017-12-02T21:19:11-05:00June 2nd, 2014|Categories: Ask the Spud, Discount Brokers|Tags: Ask the Spud, Discount Brokerages|30 Comments
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Calculate Your Personal Rate of Return

On January 9, I published the 2013 returns of my model portfolios. The equity markets performed spectacularly last year, but most investors are likely to be far more interested in the performance of t [...]

Canadian Couch Potato2017-12-02T21:36:10-05:00January 20th, 2014|Categories: Asset Classes, Financial Planning|Tags: Financial Planning|37 Comments
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Going on a Factor-Finding Mission

Pick up almost any financial magazine or newspaper and you’ll find full-page ads touting the recent performance of mutual funds and ETFs. What’s the reason for their outperformance? The fund companies [...]

Canadian Couch Potato2013-11-04T19:34:42-05:00November 4th, 2013|Categories: Research|36 Comments
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ETF Choices Are Less Important Than You Think

The comments following my recent post about new ETFs from Vanguard were another reminder of just how often investors get overly focused on products. I accept part of the blame here, since I write a lo [...]

Canadian Couch Potato2016-12-02T13:58:22-05:00August 20th, 2013|Categories: ETFs, Indexing Basics|49 Comments
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How Often Should You Rebalance?

In my previous post, I looked at the reasons why investors should occasionally rebalance their portfolios. When a portfolio contains both fixed-income and equities, rebalancing is mostly about risk ma [...]

Canadian Couch Potato2019-01-31T10:15:52-05:00February 24th, 2011|Categories: Asset Classes, Indexing Basics, Portfolio Management|Tags: Rebalancing|36 Comments
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Reboot Your Portfolio: 9 Steps to Successful Investing with ETFs Reboot Your Portfolio: 9 Steps to Successful...
Beat the Bank: The Canadian Guide to Simply Successful Investing Beat the Bank: The Canadian Guide to Simply... CDN$ 24.95
A Random Walk Down Wall Street: The Time-Tested Strategy for Successful Investing A Random Walk Down Wall Street: The Time-Tested... CDN$ 26.58
Sale The Rule of 30: A Better Way to Save for Retirement The Rule of 30: A Better Way to Save for... CDN$ 25.14
Sale Wealthing Like Rabbits: An Original and Occasionally Hilarious Introduction to the World of Personal Finance Wealthing Like Rabbits: An Original and... CDN$ 14.79
Stop Over-Thinking Your Money!: The Five Simple Rules Of Financial Success Stop Over-Thinking Your Money!: The Five Simple... CDN$ 20.00
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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