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Is there difference between a diversified portfolio and a collection of investments?

Even if your statements show bond funds in the red, you may not have lost money. Here’s a fix...

Investors in taxable accounts enjoy both the yield and safety of bonds but the lighter tax treatment of dividends.

Ottawa torques the tax system to encourage Canadians to pursue higher education. Here’s how to take advantage.

Just shy of two years ago—in October 2011—I wrote a post that laid out the year-to-date returns for the...

Just shy of two years ago—in October 2011—I wrote a post that laid out the year-to-date returns for the...

Money is one of the top reasons relationships turn sour.

Stocks will always offer greater returns than bonds, but a portfolio made up 100% equities is fraught with more...

Interest rates are near historic lows and seem bound to rise. Bond investors should heed duration, or sensitivity to...