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 […]
The Vanguard asset allocation portfolios.
In February 2018 Vanguard Canada launched all-in-one complete Balanced Portfolios that you can purchase by entering one ticker symbol. For example, in your discount brokerage account you would enter the symbol VBAL to get a complete, globally diversified Balanced Portfolio. The Portfolio is 60% Canadian, US and International stocks with 40% of those shock absorbers […]
The All-Stock Model ETF Portfolios – 2018 Review.
I recently looked at the returns of the Balanced Model ETF Portfolios on Cut The Crap Investing. Here’s the article and Why They Outperformed The Vanguard Portfolios in 2018. Those Balanced Portfolios were benchmarked against the wonderful Vanguard One Ticket Solutions. That is, you can purchase a complete globally diversified portfolio by entering one ticker […]
Questwealth Portfolios. A new name and a new low-fee Robo Advisor champion in Canada.
In October of 2018 Questrade, Canada’s fastest-growing discount brokerage, changed the name of their Portfolio IQ Robo Advisor service to Questwealth Portfolios. At the same time they shocked and rocked the Canadian Robo Advisor world with the lowest fee structures for portfolios below the $400,000 range. Here’s that rock ’em sock ’em fee chart. Keep […]
The Greater Income Model ETF Portfolio.
The goal of this portfolio is provide a nice combination of potential capital appreciation in concert with some very generous income. The capital appreciation and (potential of) increasing income will be provided by the Canadian and US High Dividend index funds. The real estate component will hopefully deliver on the capital appreciation and income sides […]
Beat the market with the Greater Growth ETF Model Portfolio.
Yes, it’s possible to beat the market, historically. Keep in mind as always that past performance does not guarantee future returns. That said, the factors that allowed an investor to historically beat the market are just simple themes that are likely to be repeated over long periods. And that ‘longer periods’ mention is more than […]