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Diversification

Index Funds

global diversification

Smooth out your performance

Diversification can lower your portfolio’s volatility and increase your returns over time

Index Funds

asset allocation - changing with age

How should your asset allocation change over time?

by Dan Bortolotti

Index Funds

global diversification

Rethinking diversification

Global diversification should insulate investors against a sudden drop in any one market, but some wonder if it still works

Investing

Why diversify? This chart shows you why

by Jonathan Chevreau

Investing

Couch Potato Portfolio: Frequently asked questions

What is this strategy? Plus answers to other common questions

Bonds

Get used to volatility: BMO says it’s the “new normal”

Majority of Canadian investors feel volatility is here to stay.

Investing

The only free lunch in cutting risk

Investing is rarely about making an all-in bet on just GICs or aggressive stock funds.

by Jonathan Chevreau

Real Estate

If gold isn’t safe, then what is?

If there’s anything the gold plunge has taught us it’s that there is no single asset class out there that can be considered a true “safe” haven.

Investing

Smooth out your portfolio

The major equity markets may be moving in sync these days, but you still need to diversify your investments.

ETFs

Preserving capital with ETFs

ETFs are popular for many reasons, but a reader wants to know if they make you more vulnerable to market fluctuations? Bruce Sellery weighs in.