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Retired Money

What is direct indexing? Should you build your own index?

If you’re wealthy enough to be retired or semi-retired, you’re probably well positioned to consider a hybrid investing strategy...

What is direct indexing? Should you build your own index?
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Retired Money

Reading the “Annual Returns of Key Asset Classes”—what it means for Canadian investors

Our Retired Money columnist talks of the importance and lessons investors can glean from Franklin Templeton’s charts of Annual Returns of...

Reading the “Annual Returns of Key Asset Classes”—what it means for Canadian investors
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Do you pay withholding tax on U.S. ETFs?

A Canadian-domiciled ETF is almost always subject to U.S. withholding tax, but there are exceptions and a foreign tax...

Do you pay withholding tax on U.S. ETFs?
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Investing

Making sense of the markets this week: December 11, 2022

What’s up with the Bank of Canada recent interest rate hike? (Are we there yet?) Also, bonds are back...

Making sense of the markets this week: December 11, 2022

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Is it better to list a beneficiary on registered investments or have the account go to the estate?

When is it better to have beneficiaries listed on investment accounts versus leaving everything to the estate?

Is it better to list a beneficiary on registered investments or have the account go to the estate?
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Investing

Making sense of the markets this week: December 4, 2022

A favourite time of year for Canadian investors with big banks reporting their earnings; and the Bank of Canada...

Making sense of the markets this week: December 4, 2022
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Investing

Making sense of the markets this week: November 27, 2022

Dale Roberts is back, and he looks at “what the heck’s been going on!”—plus Canada’s retail darling, crypto and...

Making sense of the markets this week: November 27, 2022
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Tools and habits to stay on track with your money goals

Goal tracking is an important part of proactive financial planning. Here are some tools and habits to try to...

Tools and habits to stay on track with your money goals

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How to prepare for a 2023 recession

Your best defence against a recession is to follow some basic principles: Save up for emergencies, diversify your holdings,...

How to prepare for a 2023 recession

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