Investing

Both mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETF’s) are investments in which shareholders pool their money with the intent of investing in diversified portfolios of securities.

Essentially there are two types of investors – active and passive. It basically boils down to how much time you want to spend on your investments.

When it comes to dealing with an investment manager, investors frequently err in one of two ways. They fire managers they should keep and keep managers they should let go.

Here are some criteria to consider for selecting a dividend growth stock, keeping in mind that any broad stock screening process is just a starting point.

There is a lot more to investing than just setting aside money every month and hoping it turns into a large nest egg in retirement. Here are 5 common mistakes that investors make:

Today there are just a few high yielding large cap stocks for the value investor to choose from. Here’s a look at three dividend stocks currently on my radar:

We have received a few emails from readers asking about Canadian monthly income funds. I have put together a monthly income funds comparison chart.

Because they are subject to interest rate risk, laddering (or having a variety of maturities) a bond or GIC portfolio reduces the impact of interest rate fluctuations.

It’s important to know everything you need to about the investments you are purchasing including the risks involved. And most of all, it’s important to know yourself.

World events have been producing smaller stock market corrections that offer potential bargains for the opportunistic investor.