The risk ratings on funds can be a joke. In fact they are an “absolute” joke according to James Gauthier, Partner and Chief Investment Officer at Justwealth. And there’s some math humour in there as the risk system is based on “absolute” measures, not relative. The risk rating on mutual funds and ETFs is based […]
Around the world and Global Dividends on long weekend reads.
We’ll start with a look at Global Dividends. Those dividends have taken the biggest hit since the financial crisis of 2007-2009. Of course the dividend carnage continued for a few years after 2009. In the recent pandemic stock market correction Global Dividends have fallen by some 22%. Only two countries (stock markets) managed to increase […]
The TD One-Click Portfolios.
TD Asset Management joins the asset allocation ETF game with the TD one-click portfolios. Welcome to the team. These portfolios are a wonderful addition to the TD ETF line up. As many of us in the investment blogosphere have suggested, the asset allocation ETF portfolios are game changers. As a background for those who are […]
The cheapest Canadian banks have been in 20 years.
Now there’s a headline. That headline might grab your attention and perhaps your investor wallet. I’ll leave that up to you. According to Scotia Capital analyst Hugo Ste-Marie the Canadian banks now trade at 10.5 times forward earnings, versus 18.7 times for the broader TSX. When you buy the Canadian banks (compared to market) you […]
Do you have enough tech in your portfolio?
And perhaps that headline could read – do you have enough growth in your portfolio? Of course tech is where they keep much of the growth these days. And certainly those tech companies have been driving the returns of the S&P 500 and other US stock index funds. For investors who create their own stock […]
Retire with 30% more wealth on Weekend Reads.
I have penned often on the wonderful Questrade ads that suggest that you can retire with considerably more wealth. The key or suggestion is that you ditch your expensive advisor and their expensive mutual funds. You can retire with 30% more wealth. I also often suggest that is just a starting point. With a sensible […]