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When it makes sense to pay the deferred sales charges on mutual funds

Deferred sales charges (DSCs) stink, but you're better off paying them as oppose to selling off your mutual funds...

When it makes sense to pay the deferred sales charges on mutual funds

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The hidden cost of bid-ask spreads

The impact of bid-ask spreads on ETF trades may be bigger than you thought.

The hidden cost of bid-ask spreads

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How to keep the tax man off your couch

Traditional ETFs are already tax-efficient but Couch Potatoes can save even more tax with these innovative new products.

How to keep the tax man off your couch
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Bonds

How to cope with financial repression

Interest rates may stay low longer than expected but there’s a silver lining: the bond bull market may not...

How to cope with financial repression

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Bonds

The truth about bond prices

Retail buyers usually pay a big premium—1% or more—over the wholesale or institutional market.

The truth about bond prices

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Buying back ETFs

How to capture a rebound without running afoul of the superficial-loss rules.

Buying back ETFs

Investing

Is your fund manager beating the index?

(Hint: Probably not)

Is your fund manager beating the index?

Retirement

Investment fraudsters target pre-retirees

Headlines about Canada's so-called pension crisis can lead people to make silly decisions.

Investment fraudsters target pre-retirees

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GICs

Market-linked GICs designed to fail

Market-linked GICs are profitable for banks but consumers get stiffed.

Market-linked GICs designed to fail

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