For an investment bolt-on, I like the undeniable trends. Climate change is likely the most pressing and challenging and important event of the century. No matter where you stand on climate change (politically or scientifically) there is no denying that countries and companies around the globe are creating more sources and levels of clean energy. […]
Divesting from fossil fuels is just one click away thanks to iShares ESG ETF Portfolios.
Ecologists understand that diversity helps to build a resilient ecosystem. Likewise, investors understand that diversification brings a more resilient portfolio. Finding the right mix of global stocks and bonds has been a winning ticket for long-term investors. Now they’re available to sustainably-minded investors, too. The new iShares ESG ETF portfolios deliver a one-click option. This […]
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 […]
The week I found some Green for your investment portfolio.
There was an unintended coincidence with respect to Cut The Crap Investing articles this week, in that there was a Green theme. On Tuesday I continued my Canadian Robo Advisor series with a look at Canada’s most famous Robo Advisor Wealthsimple. The goal of my look at the Canadian Robo Advisors is to go beyond […]
Changing your portfolio one LED light bulb at a time. Getting your investments into the green.
I would get this question quite often when I was an adviser with Tangerine. ‘Do you have any Green investments?’ Of course when one offers broad-market index based portfolios the investment is environmentally agnostic. It makes no judgement on how the company operates or how it makes its profits. Company behaviour will be determined by […]