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Slaying the inflation dragon

Inflation may soon breathe fire on your retirement savings, and traditional portfolios of stocks and bonds are at risk....

Slaying the inflation dragon

Bonds

Stocks: The hard sell

Investors love to buy stocks, but selling is much harder. All too often pride, anxiety and neglect keep us...

Stocks: The hard sell

Columns

When you can ignore tracking errors

In Monday's post, I reviewed the major factors that contribute to an index fund’s tracking error. Here are some...

When you can ignore tracking errors

Investing

Is now the time to buy gold?

Regardless of whether gold prices are up or down, you should aim for a 5% portfolio weighting in gold...

Is now the time to buy gold?

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Catch up to unused RRSP contribution room

Canadians have a combined $600B in unused RRSP room.

Catch up to unused RRSP contribution room

Investing

How young is too young for an RRSP?

Even teenagers can sock away their summer job wages in an RRSP. Here's why it's a good idea.

How young is too young for an RRSP?

Columns

What causes an ETF’s tracking error?

Let's look at some real examples to illustrate what factors that can cause an ETF's returns to vary.

What causes an ETF’s tracking error?

Debt

Making it as a single mom

Rebecca is struggling to support five children on her own

Making it as a single mom

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How well does your ETF track its index?

The ideal index fund would deliver the precise return of its benchmark, but we all know that’s not realistic....

How well does your ETF track its index?

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