Investing
Becoming A Better Investor: Managing Asset Allocation In Multiple Accounts
Each one of your goals (saving for a down payment on a home, RESPs) should have its own asset allocation. If you have only a single retirement account it’s pretty straightforward to select your investments and keep them balanced in the future. But, investors are most likely to have multiple accounts for their retirement goals. …
Read MoreHow To Invest Like A Pro
I began working in the financial services industry when I was 24 years old. A few – um – decades later, I feel I have learned a thing or two. However, like others who have been in a particular career for a length of time (I’m thinking here specifically of anyone who works with computer software,…
Read MoreInvestment Return vs. Investor Return: How Did Your Portfolio Stack Up In 2016?
It’s been two years since I sold all of my Canadian dividend stocks and switched to a two-ETF investing solution in my RRSP. I love the hands-off approach, capturing market returns minus a very small fee, plus the instant diversification of owning thousands of stocks from around the world with just two funds. The downside…
Read MoreCommission-Based Advice and Suitability: A Dangerous Combination for Canadian Investors
The average Canadian investor has little clue how their financial advisor gets paid, or that their advisor is only obligated to provide advice and product recommendations that is suitable, but not necessarily in the best interests of their clients. Commission-based advice Why does this matter? Commission-based advice leads to conflicts of interest. Namely, advisors who…
Read MoreFinancial Planning For Couples: Starting To Invest
You should by now have spent some time as a couple prioritizing your goals and using the appropriate savings vehicle for your short and medium term goals. How far you need to go (your goal), and how much time you have to get there will determine the most suitable vehicle within your level of tolerance for…
Read MoreIntroducing The Tangerine Dividend Portfolio
Retirees and those nearing retirement are looking for ways to get income from their portfolios and today’s low interest rate environment doesn’t offer up many attractive options. Better yields can be found in the stock market, but that comes with some risk and many would rather play it safe. Can we find a happy medium…
Read MoreCan Value Investing Protect You During A Market Crash?
My name is Brett Nelson and I’m a contributor and owner of Simplifying Finance. We’re a blog helping people get started understanding their personal finance and investing. Mainly, we focus on Ben Graham/Warren Buffett-style value investing. The good folks at Boomer and Echo here have allowed us to do a guest post, so we’re going…
Read MoreWhat’s In Your Professionally Managed Portfolio?
In the world of DIY investing, many mutual fund investors bailed out in droves from their high-priced funds and have turned to lower cost ETFs. Basically, both mutual funds and ETFs are a diversified collection of stocks and bonds. ETFs have lower fees because they are “passively managed,” meaning their holdings closely match their specific…
Read MoreBanks Repaid Millions To Overcharged Investors. That Got Me Thinking
CIBC agreed to repay $73 million to more than 80,000 customers who were overcharged for their investments since 2002. The majority of those affected were in fee-based accounts and were found to have paid double fees on some investments that had embedded commissions. Meanwhile, some 24,000 CIBC clients were not told they qualified for lower-cost…
Read MoreBuilding Your Confidence As A DIY Investor
Whether you’re a novice investor or experienced trader, most of us can stand to gain more knowledge about the stock market and different investing strategies. Investor education is exactly what Scotia iTRADE had in mind when it launched a series of free direct investing courses online. Through the Scotia iTRADE U education platform, investors can…
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