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Canadian Couch Potato

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Does Your Portfolio Need a Makeover?

Broad diversification is one of the pillars of the Couch Potato strategy. But getting exposure to thousands of stocks...

Does Your Portfolio Need a Makeover?

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Why More Choice Can Be Bad For Investors

We’re accustomed to thinking of choice as a good thing. But behavioural economists now understand that too many options...

Why More Choice Can Be Bad For Investors

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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...

iShares ETFs: Looking Back, Looking Forward

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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...

Do You Have the Right Asset Allocation?

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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...

Lessons From the Last Decade

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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....

Why Passive Investors Aren’t Really Lazy

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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...

Claymore’s CGL: When Buying Gold Isn’t Enough

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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...

Ask the Spud: iShares Gold Trust

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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...

Review: Scotia iTrade’s US-Friendly RRSP

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