It’s Time to Reboot Your Portfolio
It’s been a while since the last new article appeared on the Canadian Couch Potato blog, and over two years since the last podcast. So I’m pleased to share the reason for the long silence: I've been b [...]
Podcast 15: The Value of Simple
The latest episode of the Canadian Couch Potato podcast focuses on the relationship between cost and complexity in your investment plan. You can often lower fees in your portfolio with a few simple ch [...]
Podcast 12: Robert Shiller – CAPE Crusader
In the latest episode of the Canadian Couch Potato podcast, I speak with Robert J. Shiller, professor of economics and finance at Yale University, and winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Economics. Prof [...]
Podcast 5: Master Class with the Millionaire Teacher
My newest podcast features an interview with Andrew Hallam, author of Millionaire Teacher, a compelling introduction to building wealth through smart saving and disciplined investing. Andrew grew up i [...]
Podcast 4: Charles Ellis and the Index Revolution
For the latest episode of the Canadian Couch Potato podcast, I was privileged to have the opportunity to interview Charles Ellis, who has been called “Wall Street's wisest man.” Mr. Ellis’s best-known [...]
Why Simple Is Still a Hard Sell
Last January, I overhauled my model portfolios to make them simpler. Some of the older options included small-cap stocks, preferred shares, and real estate investment trusts (REITs), but I switched to [...]
It’s Better With Beta
The title of Larry Swedroe’s latest book, The Incredible Shrinking Alpha, raises a question: what happened to the idea that skilled managers can consistently beat the market? In a recent interview wit [...]
Is Beating the Market Harder Than Ever?
Is beating the market harder than it’s ever been? Larry Swedroe thinks so, and he lays out his case in his newest book, The Incredible Shrinking Alpha. PWL Capital has just published a custom edition [...]
The Couch Potato Goes Abroad
Andrew Hallam’s Millionaire Teacher remains one of the best introductions to index investing. When I reviewed it three years ago, I stressed that Andrew writes with authority because he follows his ow [...]
An Inside Look at the Financial Media
Investors love to rip into the financial media, and with good reason. So much of what passes for “investor education” is little more than worthless forecasts and attempts to explain random noise (“Can [...]
