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A Touch of (Corporate) Class

ETFs are generally more tax-efficient than mutual funds, but there is one area where they’re at a disadvantage. Investors who use non-registered accounts can take advantage of corporate class mutual f [...]

Canadian Couch Potato2017-12-02T23:30:06-05:00November 14th, 2013|Categories: ETFs, New Products, Taxes|Tags: New Products, Taxes|20 Comments
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Inside the New Vanguard ETFs

Vanguard Canada launched some new ETFs this week, and I spoke with managing director Atul Tiwari about the funds. Let’s take a closer look. Cross-Canada coverage The Vanguard FTSE Canada All Cap (VCN) [...]

Canadian Couch Potato2017-12-02T23:18:59-05:00August 16th, 2013|Categories: ETFs, Foreign currency, Indexes, New Products|Tags: Foreign Currency, Indexes, New Products|140 Comments
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Why Diversification is a Piece of Cake

After almost four years of false alarms, the bond bears are finally able to act smug. Broad-based Canadian bond index funds have fallen in price about 4% or so in since the beginning of May. Meanwhile [...]

Canadian Couch Potato2016-03-07T09:26:18-05:00July 2nd, 2013|Categories: Asset Classes, Bonds|41 Comments
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The Wait is Over: New ETFs From Vanguard

“Ask and ye shall receive.” That should be the refrain of Couch Potato investors during the last 10 months or so as the industry has filled just about all the gaps in the ETF marketplace. First it was [...]

Canadian Couch Potato2017-12-02T21:41:23-05:00June 27th, 2013|Categories: ETFs, Foreign currency, Indexes, New Products|Tags: Foreign Currency|48 Comments
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When You Can Ignore Tracking Error

In Monday’s post, I reviewed the major factors that contribute to an index fund’s tracking error. Here are some other things to consider when you’re comparing your fund’s performance to that of its be [...]

Canadian Couch Potato2017-12-02T22:30:05-05:00April 25th, 2013|Categories: ETFs, Index funds, Indexes|Tags: Indexes|3 Comments
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What Causes an ETF’s Tracking Error?

Last week I explained the importance of monitoring an ETF’s tracking error, which is the difference between a fund’s actual performance and the returns of its index. The most significant reason index [...]

Canadian Couch Potato2017-12-02T22:30:10-05:00April 22nd, 2013|Categories: ETFs, Indexes|Tags: Indexes|8 Comments
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New BMO Funds Come in Several Flavours

This week BMO announced more additions to its line of ETFs. What’s most interesting about these new funds is not so much the asset classes they track, but the fact that each comes in two or three flav [...]

Canadian Couch Potato2019-08-31T07:09:15-04:00March 28th, 2013|Categories: ETFs, Foreign currency, New Products|Tags: Foreign Currency, New Products|24 Comments
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Ask the Spud: The Role of Real Return Bonds

Why has the iShares DEX Real Return Bond (XRB) dropped so dramatically this year? I thought this asset class was protective in times of rising interest rates (which are correlated with inflation), but [...]

Canadian Couch Potato2017-12-02T20:45:46-05:00February 28th, 2013|Categories: Ask the Spud, Asset Classes, Bonds|Tags: Ask the Spud|46 Comments
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What’s On Your ETF Wish List?

It seems like ETFs are appearing in Canada every month, but it’s been a while since I got genuinely excited about a new product. It was great to see both Vanguard and BMO create S&P 500 funds with [...]

Canadian Couch Potato2017-12-02T23:19:36-05:00February 14th, 2013|Categories: Asset Classes, Bonds, ETFs, New Products|Tags: New Products|52 Comments
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Profitability: Entering a New Dimension?

Investors should always be skeptical about new strategies that promise abnormal returns. As I explained in last week’s post, some of those strategies are dubious to begin with, and even legitimate one [...]

Canadian Couch Potato2012-11-15T16:23:21-05:00November 13th, 2012|Categories: Research|22 Comments
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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
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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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