Inside the BMO and PowerShares Low-Vol ETFs
In the last 14 months or so, Canada’s ETF providers have launched several funds based on low-volatility strategies. As...
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The Promise of Low Volatility
The relationship between risk and reward is one of the most fundamental in finance: to get higher returns, say...
Virtual Brokers Becomes the ETF Leader
The Globe and Mail announced its annual discount brokerage rankings yesterday and crowned a new winner. Virtual Brokers took...
Four New ETFs and an Invitation
BMO has announced it’s launching four new ETFs, which will start trading on Tuesday, November 20: BMO S&P 500...
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Blog for Financial Literacy: A Simple Plan
Today’s post is part of the Blog for Financial Literacy campaign spearheaded by Glenn Cooke of Life Insurance Canada.com....
Profitability: Entering a New Dimension?
Investors should always be skeptical about new strategies that promise abnormal returns. As I explained in last week’s post,...
Why Market-Beating Strategies Don’t Last
This past spring I asked why everyone isn’t beating the market when countless strategies have been shown to deliver...
Don’t Invest in the Rear-View Mirror
Investors face many behavioral biases—that’s just part of being human. Perhaps the most difficult to overcome is recency bias:...
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Should You Buy Stocks For Your Kids?
If you’re a parent, how can you set your child on the road to investing success? One popular way...