Exchange traded funds (ETFs) are likely the greatest advancement for investorkind. We can gain much-needed diversifcation and keep the fees super low. Compared to traditional actively managed mutual funds, ETFs are usually a 90% to 95% off sale. Over the decades this fee saving can amount to a life-changing event. But what if we go […]
Core ETF Portfolio returns, Canadian banks report, the CAGE ETF and more.
We’ll dance around the financial universe in this Sunday Reads. We’ll start with a look at the performance of the core ETF model portfolios on Cut The Crap Investing. Of course given that market returns have been impressive, the core ETF portfolio performance has been stellar. And we see the risk-return proposition at play. Investors […]
Checking in on Vanguard VDY and Canadian blue chip stock portfolios.
We take a look at the Vanguard VDY ETF and a portfolio that skims and replicates its performance.
The 2026 Beat The TSX Portfolio has the energy to outpace the TSX Composite.
The Beat The TSX Portfolio has a long history of beating the TSX Composite, but it can be a rocky road. The approach usually brings greater volatility. The strategy is dead simple. BTSX will simply hold the top ten yielding stocks from the TSX 60. It will change the constituents (holdings) on the first trading […]
Building the Canadian blue chip stock portfolio.
The good news is that it is easy to build a very good Canadian blue chip stock portfolio. In fact if you buy enough of ’em and exhibit very good behaviour (buy and hold and add) you will likely beat the TSX Composite over time. Well, if history repeats you’ll thrash the TSX. You can […]
A look at our U.S. stock portfolio on the Sunday Reads.
Back in early 2015 I created a U.S. stock portfolio for my wife and me. It’s a real public portfolio available on Seeking Alpha. I have done several updates on Cut The Crap Investing, as well. The strategy was to create a stock portfolio with a quality skew. I skimmed the Dividend Achievers Index that […]