Recently we checked in on the performance of the all-in-one Canadian asset allocation ETFs. Those globally-diversified portfolio ETFs allow Canadians to access managed portfolios with all-in fees in the range of .20%-0.28%. Given that Canadians pay some of the highest investment fees on the planet, those one ticket options are a game changer. Do-it-yourself investors […]
Checking in on the balanced asset allocation ETFs.
If you are not yet familiar with the all-in-one asset allocation ETFs, do yourself a favour and get up to speed. These are game changers for Canadian investors. You might also hear them referred to as one ticket ETFs. TD calls their offerings ‘one click’. And one click explains it quite nicely. With one click […]
The Dividend Aristocrats for retirement, on Sunday Reads.
The Dividend Aristocrats are U.S. stocks (members of the S&P 500) that have increased their dividends for at least 25 years or more. That index methodology will find incredible quality and it also offers a large cap bias. Large cap (capitalization) means that the companies are at the higher end with respect to what it […]
Investors take a breather, on the Sunday Reads.
The stock markets have had quite the run to say the least. And we have not even had a 5% correction since the Toronto Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup. I’m exaggerating, it’s only been a few hundred days since we’ve had a 5% or more U.S. stock market correction. Perhaps the next real market […]
How to protect against inflation.
It is probably the greatest (and potentially dangerous) misconception in the investing landscape, that stocks protect you from inflation. That’s simply not true. While stocks have a long term history of besting inflation, they can fail in many periods, short and extended. Stock markets do not always work as an inflation hedge. And Vanguard suggests […]
Rethinking retirement (RIP), on the Sunday Reads.
Today’s post will weave together retirement as seen in a more traditional sense and those who practice F.I.R.E. – an acronym for financial independence and retire early. In the Globe and Mail Brenda Bouw offered that the COVID pandemic is giving early retirees second thoughts, they’re going back to work. On FiPhysician, Dr. David Graham […]