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 […]
Bonds are back. But what did they just say?
Bonds are the adult in the room. And when they speak, we should probably hear them out. This week bonds went on a tear. What were bonds trying to say? They were listening to the ‘Fed Speak’ in the U.S. that left many confused. Of course, the Federal Reserve and the Federal Reserve Chairman set […]
Growth will be scarce in the future. We will want to own what is scarce.
Value can often be determined by how much an entity is desired, and by how much of that entity is available. When the demand outpaces the supply, the price goes up, of course. It is simple economics. I touched on that scarcity cred in a recent MoneySense post. Today we’ll look at a different spin […]
A look at Tangerine portfolio performance for 2020.
Tangerine is the leading online bank in Canada. With Tangerine you can get most everything you want or need out of a core banking experience, and you can do so by paying no fees. That’s right – zero fees. That is a a great option compared compared to forking over $20, $30 or more per […]
The Canadian ETF update for 2020, on Weekend Reads.
2020 was another year in which ETFs outpaced mutual fund sales in Canada. National Bank is out with their year-end review that showed a record year for ETF assets and for ETF sales. Not even the the first modern day pandemic could slow down the momentum for ETFs in Canada. And ETF investors were mostly […]