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Dude, Where’s My Distribution?

Investors using the TD e-Series mutual funds may have noticed an unusual episode at year-end. The TD International Index Fund (TDB911), which has been making quarterly distributions for years, did not [...]

Canadian Couch Potato2021-02-08T21:43:09-05:00February 8th, 2021|Categories: ETFs and Funds|Tags: Dividends, Taxes|32 Comments
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Is VRIF’s Distribution Sustainable?

The newly launched Vanguard Retirement Income ETF Portfolio (VRIF) is designed to pay its unitholders a consistent monthly cash flow equal to a 4% annual yield. In my last post, I explained how these [...]

Canadian Couch Potato2020-11-04T08:04:04-05:00October 5th, 2020|Categories: ETFs and Funds|Tags: Dividends, Financial Planning, New Products, Rates of Return|32 Comments
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Where Does VRIF’s 4% Payout Come From?

In my last post, I introduced the new Vanguard Retirement Income ETF Portfolio (VRIF), an asset allocation ETF designed for people drawing down their portfolio to meet regular expenses. VRIF holds an [...]

Canadian Couch Potato2020-11-04T08:00:06-05:00September 28th, 2020|Categories: ETFs and Funds|Tags: Dividends, New Products|21 Comments
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Unpacking VRIF, Vanguard’s New Monthly Income ETF

When Vanguard launched its family of one-ETF portfolios back in 2018, Canadians embraced them enthusiastically. And why not? These so-called “asset allocation ETFs” took a good idea—a balanced mutual [...]

Canadian Couch Potato2020-12-04T14:58:25-05:00September 25th, 2020|Categories: ETFs|Tags: Dividends, New Products|42 Comments
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Trading ETFs Near Dividend Dates

In my most recent podcast, I addressed an excellent question from Philip, who asked, “Are there days when ETF investors should avoid trading?” Philip’s question has nothing to do with trying to time t [...]

Canadian Couch Potato2020-09-04T09:44:51-04:00May 10th, 2019|Categories: ETFs and Funds|Tags: Ask the Spud, Dividends, Taxes|14 Comments
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Podcast 23: Ask the Spud Edition

It’s been a while since our last CCP podcast, but we’re back with an all-new episode. This time I’ve devoted the whole show to answering questions from listeners and readers.  Here are some issues we [...]

Canadian Couch Potato2019-06-05T08:27:07-04:00April 23rd, 2019|Categories: Podcast|Tags: Ask the Spud, Discount Brokerages, Dividends|18 Comments
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What happens if I sell a fund before a distribution?

Many investors worry they'll be losing out if they sell a mutual fund or ETF right before it pays a distribution [MoneySense]

Canadian Couch Potato2019-04-15T09:14:12-04:00April 15th, 2019|Categories: Articles, ETFs and Funds|Tags: Dividends|Comments Off on What happens if I sell a fund before a distribution?
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Should I favour dividend ETFs?

Mike wants to know whether dividend-focused ETFs are a good choice for retirees [MoneySense]

Canadian Couch Potato2018-11-24T11:16:11-05:00November 24th, 2018|Categories: Articles, ETFs and Funds|Tags: Dividends|Comments Off on Should I favour dividend ETFs?
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Podcast 19: The Big Tradeoff

There’s a common theme in all three segments of Episode 19 of the podcast: the risk-return trade-off between stocks and bonds. This is hardly an original idea, but it remains one of the most important [...]

Canadian Couch Potato2022-05-25T07:34:12-04:00September 28th, 2018|Categories: Podcast|Tags: Dividends, Fees, GICs, Risk Management|9 Comments
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Tangerine Expands Its Lineup

The Tangerine Investment Funds have long been part of my model portfolios, as they’re a simple way to build a broadly diversified index portfolio with a single product. With a management expense ratio [...]

Canadian Couch Potato2018-05-29T21:35:45-04:00November 7th, 2016|Categories: Dividends, New Products, Taxes|Tags: Dividends, New Products, Taxes|35 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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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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