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 […]
You have your plan in hand from your advice-only planner. Now what?
There can be incredible value in financial planning. And a new and growing trend is to seek out an advice-only planner. You can access advice and pay for what you need. You do not have to fork over a percentage of your portfolio value every year. And it’s conflict-free advice. But how do you invest […]
The New Balanced Portfolio.
I recently asked if it was curtains for the traditional balanced portfolio. The post was in response to a few reader questions and concerns. We don’t know the future, but I would hold the opinion that a traditional balanced portfolio will still get the job done. That said, there are a few moves that we […]
How to use one-ticket asset allocation portfolios for your RESP.
As many of us in the investment blogosphere will write – the one-ticket asset allocation portfolios are game changers. Canadian investors can enter a single ticker symbol and receive well-balanced globally-diversified managed portfolios. And because they are offered at various risk levels asset allocation portfolios can work with the RESP plan. It’s obviously a great […]