iShares ETFs: Looking Back, Looking Forward
This past spring, a number of Canadian iShares ETFs celebrated their 10th birthday. The country’s largest ETF provider now...
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Do You Have the Right Asset Allocation?
In the midst of the meltdown yesterday, I got an email from my wife. Several of her work colleagues...
Lessons From the Last Decade
This has been a scary few months in the markets, and nervous investors may be tempted to second-guess their...
Why Passive Investors Aren’t Really Lazy
A couple of weeks ago, Balance Junkie wrote a post called Why This Is No Market for Couch Potatoes....
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Claymore’s CGL: When Buying Gold Isn’t Enough
In Monday’s post, I answered a reader’s question about the iShares Gold Trust, an ETF that is cross-listed on...
Ask the Spud: iShares Gold Trust
Q: The iShares Comex Gold Trust (IGT) trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange, but I can’t find it on...
Review: Scotia iTrade’s US-Friendly RRSP
The cost of investing has dropped dramatically since the advent of online discount brokerages, but there are a couple...
The Quest for Alpha Comes to Edmonton
Larry Swedroe is continuing his cross-country quest for alpha, making his next stop in Edmonton—and Canadian Couch Potato readers...
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Why Do Index Funds Use Derivatives?
Earlier this week I described how several US and international equity index funds get their market exposure by using...