Bonds

How not to prepare for a bear market in bonds

The risk of rising interest rates has become an obsession in the financial media. Those risks are undeniably real:...

How not to prepare for a bear market in bonds

Investing

Eat a balanced diet

Finding the right balance is also important in your portfolio.

Eat a balanced diet

Investing

The wrong kind of prepackaged food is dangerous

Some products are so complex you may not know what you're buying.

The wrong kind of prepackaged food is dangerous

Investing

Safety in GICs

Terms and withdrawal rules can have a big impact

Safety in GICs

Annuities

Annuities: Your DIY pension plan

Why more Canadians should be using annuities.

Annuities: Your DIY pension plan

Columns

Bond ETFs aren’t the losers you think

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

Bond ETFs aren’t the losers you think

GICs

Assuring income for an aging mom

How to generate the cash flow Gordon's mother needs.

Assuring income for an aging mom

Columns

Couch Potatoes can have a conscience

Index funds include companies that some investors can’t stomach. Here's how to avoid that.

Couch Potatoes can have a conscience

Debt

Working their way back from debt

The Medinas lost everything in their native Uruguay before starting fresh in Canada. Now that they have healthy salaries,...

Working their way back from debt