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A Case Study in Currencies

In my last post, I explained that US-listed ETFs that hold overseas stocks do not expose Canadians to fluctuations in the US dollar. This is an important idea to understand if you’re comparing ETFs th [...]

Canadian Couch Potato2018-06-17T20:53:19-04:00April 7th, 2011|Categories: Portfolio Management|Tags: Foreign Currency, Rates of Return|12 Comments
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Does Rebalancing Boost Returns?

Rebalancing your portfolio has two potential benefits. The first is that it helps control risk by keeping your asset allocation more or less consistent. The other advantage—assuming you have the disci [...]

Canadian Couch Potato2019-07-21T20:44:55-04:00March 7th, 2011|Categories: Portfolio Management|Tags: Rates of Return, Rebalancing, Risk Management|16 Comments
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Debunking Dividend Myths: Part 6

This post is the sixth (and last) in a series exploring the myths and misunderstandings about dividend investing. The goal of the series is to argue that many investors following a dividend-focused st [...]

Canadian Couch Potato2018-06-17T20:40:28-04:00February 2nd, 2011|Categories: Indexing Basics|Tags: Dividends, Rates of Return|35 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
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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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