Canadian ETF assets continued to grow in August and in 2019 with robust markets and net new creations. At the end of August ETF assets in Canada had surpassed $185 billion. Those are solid numbers but certainly Canadians are still being, well, too Canadian. Here’s the breakdown courtesy of CEFTA the Canadian ETF Association. From […]
Weekend Reads. Canadian Markets Hit All-Time High.
As we know, the Canadian stock market has been quite the laggard over the last 5 and 10 years, but it’s starting to show signs of life. The Canadian markets reached an all-time high on Thursday and then added on slightly on Friday. The market has been on an impressive upswing for the last 3 […]
Say goodbye to your Canadian home bias.
Investors around the globe are known to invest with a home bias. That is, due to familiarity investors allocate too much to their home country. Canadians will typically hold more Canadian equities compared to US or International equities. Meanwhile Canada represents only 3% of the global economy. And OK, I’ll lead off with my personal […]
Living off of the dividends to create retirement income.
Living off of the dividends in retirement is a popular concept and a very popular approach for many retirees. There is a comfort level that comes with not having to sell shares to produce income. But is it a wise strategy? Or does this leave money on the table? As many of my readers will […]
Weekend Reads: Canadian Couch Potato Podcast Signs Off.
At the end of The Canadian Couch Potato Podcast 26 Dan Bortolotti signs off with the news that he will indefinitely suspend the more than popular podcast. It has been a wonderful resource for so many Canadian investors. And certainly so many investors are now on track with a sensible investment portfolio thanks to Dan […]
Horizons makes a move to block the government’s tax grab.
Is this a game of chess? As you may know the The Department of Finance has its eye on Horizons swap-based ETFs that provide incredible tax efficiency for those who invest in taxable accounts. There is no income to be taxed. The ETFs are designed to replicate the total returns of an index such as […]