Most Canadians do not have a defined pension with guaranteed income. Speaking of birds and nest eggs, those guaranteed pensions are going the way of the dodo bird. Just 33% of Canadians have a defined benefit workplace pension where the income is guaranteed and usually indexed to inflation. That’s according to Pensionize Your Nest Egg: […]
Investing in the One Ticket Asset Allocation Portfolios to Create Retirement Income.
I recently offered a 7-ETF model portfolio for retirement. It’s a common question “How do I use ETFs to fund my retirement?” Here’s The Simple 7 ETF Portfolio For Canadian Retirees. And the good news is that simplicity and simple asset allocation has worked wonders for North American retirees. We don’t have to get too […]
Investment lessons from the world’s greatest investor – Warren Buffett.
Every year thousands of shareholders flock to the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting to get an update on company progress, and to hear The Oracle Of Omaha offer his folksy words of wisdom. As you may know Berkshire Hathaway is the company operated by Warren Buffett and his team. Mr. Buffett is one of the richest […]
The Simple 7 ETF Portfolio for Canadian Retirees.
It’s a question that I am asked with regularity. Readers will email or comment on articles “all of this ETF stuff is great, but how do I set this up an ETF portfolio for retirement?” Robb Engen of Boomer and Echo will, uh well, ‘echo’ that sentiment. Here is the simple 7 ETF portfolio for […]
How to Create a Retirement Portfolio with Exchange Traded Funds.
Creating a retirement portfolio with Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) is easy. Creating a retirement portfolio with ETFs is a challenge. Both of the above statements is true. Building a retirement portfolio is quite simple, just as building wealth in the accumulation stage is quite simple. And if you’re a self-directed investor using ETFs you’re likely […]
BMO Keeps It Simple With Their One Ticket Portfolio Solutions.
This week we witnessed another entry into the Canadian Asset Allocation One Ticket Portfolio Solutions. Welcome BMO. On Friday February 15th BMO launched 3 asset allocation portfolios by way of the Conservative ZCON, the Balanced ZBAL and the Growth ZGRO. Here is the overview from the Fact Sheets. Wonderfully simple or plain vanilla? Take your […]