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The Promise of Fundamental Indexing

Last Friday, I had the pleasure of attending a talk by Rob Arnott, the creator of the Research Affiliates Fundamental Indexes (RAFI). If you’re not familiar with fundamental indexing, here’s a primer. [...]

Canadian Couch Potato2020-12-21T10:16:49-05:00May 16th, 2011|Categories: ETFs and Funds|Tags: Indexes, Research, Smart Beta|19 Comments
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Can Your Funds Outperform Over a Lifetime?

Advocates of active management admit that only a minority of mutual funds will outperform their benchmarks, but they argue there is still a significant probability of success. According to the data Ri [...]

Canadian Couch Potato2019-07-21T20:47:38-04:00March 17th, 2011|Categories: Indexing Basics|Tags: Books, Research|9 Comments
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The U Portfolio

I recently received the following article from an investment advisor in western Canada. It contains a proven strategy for achieving outstanding returns, and the advisor has agreed to share it with rea [...]

Canadian Couch Potato2018-06-17T20:41:54-04:00February 9th, 2011|Categories: Behavioral Finance|Tags: Advisors, Research|23 Comments
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Debunking Dividend Myths: Part 5

This post is the fifth 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 strategy may [...]

Canadian Couch Potato2019-03-27T08:43:05-04:00January 31st, 2011|Categories: Indexing Basics|Tags: Dividends, Research|17 Comments
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Debunking Dividend Myths: Part 3

This post is the third 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 strategy may [...]

Canadian Couch Potato2018-06-17T20:40:54-04:00January 24th, 2011|Categories: Indexing Basics|Tags: Bonds, Dividends, Research, Risk Management|23 Comments
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Debunking Dividend Myths: Part 1

This post is the first in a series exploring common myths and misunderstandings about dividend investing. The goal of the series is to argue that many investors following a dividend-focused strategy m [...]

Canadian Couch Potato2018-11-27T15:21:22-05:00January 18th, 2011|Categories: Indexing Basics|Tags: Dividends, Research|41 Comments
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High-Yield Bonds and Your Portfolio: Part 2

In Monday's post, I discussed the growing popularity of high-yield bonds: four Canadian ETFs covering this asset class have appeared in the last 12 months. I explained how investment gurus Larry Swedr [...]

Canadian Couch Potato2018-06-17T20:18:47-04:00October 6th, 2010|Categories: Asset Classes|Tags: Bonds, Research|2 Comments
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High-Yield Bonds and Your Portfolio: Part 1

With income trusts facing new rules in 2011, investors are looking for other income-producing securities to fill the gap. Many are looking for a one-two punch of dividend-paying stocks and high-yield [...]

Canadian Couch Potato2019-07-20T15:27:53-04:00October 4th, 2010|Categories: Asset Classes|Tags: Bonds, Research|19 Comments
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Review: Lifecycle Investing

Most investors understand that you should have more exposure to stocks when you’re young and gradually allocate more to bonds and cash as you approach retirement. In their new book, Lifecycle Investin [...]

Canadian Couch Potato2020-09-18T08:15:27-04:00July 1st, 2010|Categories: Behavioral Finance|Tags: Books, Research|11 Comments
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Indexing’s Dirty Little Secret

“Most actively managed mutual funds underperform the market.” Couch Potato investors sing this refrain all the time in defense of ETFs and index funds. I’ve done it many times myself — a bit smugly, I [...]

Canadian Couch Potato2021-06-15T12:15:30-04:00May 10th, 2010|Categories: Indexing Basics|Tags: Research, Tracking Error|6 Comments
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