In February 2018 Vanguard Canada launched all-in-one complete Balanced Portfolios that you can purchase by entering one ticker symbol.
Three compelling reasons why pensioners should avoid annuities
An annuity is a combination of life insurance and investment. Basically, the insurance company which sells you the annuity is betting that you will die before they have to pay you back all of the money that you invested.
Investing For Retirees Seminar February 5 & 12, 2019
Attached are the PP slides for the Investing For Retirees seminar to be held at the NAFR Ottawa Branch
Five pieces of sage advice, courtesy of John Bogle, founder of Index Investing
From the New York Times, are five key pieces of investing advice from John Bogle that any investor can implement.
The “Buffett Indicator” is signaling alarm at the valuation of the stock markets
the "Buffett Indicator". This is essentially the ratio of the total value of the US stock market to the US Gross Domestic Product (GDP). At the moment, the ratio of 151% is close to historic levels.
First, do no harm — Vanguard Blog
Ignoring market headlines isn't putting your head in the sand; it's a key to a basic investing tenet.
I Shares launches All-in-one ETF Portfolios
Blackrock's I Shares have just launched the second group of All-In-One Balanced ETFs in Canada. Vanguard was first with its Asset Allocation ETFs launched last February.
Preferred share selloff presents an opportunity to buy in at bargain prices and high yields
Regularly, the investment environment goes a little nuts and offers up some particularly interesting investing opportunities. That is the case with preferred shares today.
Vanguard’s Asset Allocation ETFs offer One Stop Shopping for broad diversification and low fees
Vanguard Asset Allocation ETFs are so good that they deserve special mention. As of now, they have attracted over $800 million in investments. Not bad for a product that has been available for 9 months.
