Yup, always a good idea, right? Someone offers you a challenge and you then take a good portion of your retirement monies (aka future) and you buy a bunch of stocks without looking. And then, you continue to hold these stocks without looking. To add more fuel to the ‘what the heck are you doing?’ […]
The 7-ETF portfolio for retirement. 2019 performance.
I continually receive emails from readers asking how they can construct their ETF portfolio for retirement. First off, I’d suggest that simple works. In retirement we are looking for portfolio growth and we need to manage the sequence of returns risk with bonds and other assets. That is to say, a simple core ETF portfolio […]
Canada’s largest mutual fund, the RBC Select Balanced Portfolio is ‘not so bad’.
OK, before you hit that unfollow button I am not suggesting that Canada’s largest mutual fund is great. That said, even with the high fees the returns have been solid. Many Canadians have been able to build considerable wealth in some of Canada’s largest mutual funds. Let’s start with a look at the RBC Select […]
The Invesco Canadian Dividend ETF. Is this my new favourite?
I recently took at took at Vanguard’s High Dividend Yield ETF VDY vs iShares High Yield ETF XEI. Those are both very solid options in the dividend space. I would give the nod to the more concentrated VDY. As per the previous post that fund is concentrated in Canadian financials and it largely takes a […]
Canadian High Dividend Yield. Vanguard VDY vs iShares XEI.
Canadians love their big juicy dividends. And for those who do seek income they’ve been forced into this search for yield thanks to the low bond yield environment. I am guilty as charged. I personally hold several Canadian wide moat dividend stocks. For my wife’s main RRSP account we hold Vanguard’s High Dividend Yield Index […]
Has that Canadian home bias really hurt the Canadian investor?
Most of us make the same ‘mistake’. We invest with a home bias. You will see many estimates that show Canadians investing some 50% or more in the Canadian stock markets. What has been the cost to the Canadian investor? A quick look shows that a Canadian portfolio home bias has not hurt the Canadian […]