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Canadian Couch Potato

Canadian Couch Potato

Inside the RBC Quant Dividend Leaders ETFs

These funds aren’t a good fit for Couch Potatoes, but they will appeal to dividend-focused investors.

Inside the RBC Quant Dividend Leaders ETFs

Bonds

Do bonds still belong in an RRSP?

While you could get 5% on bonds a decade ago, the current yield on 10-year Government of Canada bonds...

Do bonds still belong in an RRSP?

Canadian Couch Potato

How low can ETF fees go?

The total MER on a balanced ETF portfolio is now about half what it was in 2011.

How low can ETF fees go?

Canadian Couch Potato

Is my pension like a bond?

If your pension is sufficient to meet your income needs, you can take as much or as little equity...

Is my pension like a bond?

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Calculating adjusted cost base for US-listed ETFs

The process for calculating ACB for Canadian and US ETFs is different.

Calculating adjusted cost base for US-listed ETFs

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Tax tips for BMO ETF investors

How to track your adjusted cost base for BMO ETFs.

Tax tips for BMO ETF investors

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Tax tip for Vanguard ETF investors

Don’t trust a provider’s website if you’re tracking an ETF’s adjusted cost base. Instead, download the official tax breakdown...

Tax tip for Vanguard ETF investors

Bonds

When smart people do dumb things with money

Even fund managers are ignoring their own investment policies and taking on more risk than they need.

When smart people do dumb things with money

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April 2014

Time to step back from the hedge

Holding foreign equity ETFs and index funds means you’re exposed to currency risk. Here’s why that’s a good thing.

Time to step back from the hedge

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