In February 2018 Vanguard Canada launched all-in-one complete Balanced Portfolios that you can purchase by entering one ticker symbol.
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.
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.
89% of Canadian Managed Mutual Funds are ripping off investors
Over a ten year period, 89% underperformed their comparative index.
When the fit hits the shan
Someday in the foreseeable future, the “fit will hit the shan” and these valuations will come back down to earth. With Trumpski as President, who knows what might trigger a major correction or worse? Iran, China, outrageous deficits, higher interest rates ?
Active vs. Passive Investing: What Might Be Right For You? —
There are two broad approaches to investing: active and passive. Both aim to make money but how do they differ?
Four reasons why sky high Investment Management Fees will matter more in the next ten years.
The S&P 500 is up 155% since 2012, but that is unlikely to continue. We have been in an economic expansion since 2009. We are currently in month 116 of this expansion. (The longest economic expansion in modern history was 120 months). Similarly, the stock market, at least the US market, has been on a... Continue Reading →
ETF (Exchange Traded Fund) Workshop Part 1 of 3
This workshop offers a broad introduction to ETFs. It also includes a discussion of passive (index) versus active (managed) investing, and compares their performance over the last 5 and 10 years. In Canada, over 90% of actively managed funds underperformed their comparable index over a ten year period. See the SPIVA (S&P Index versus Active)... Continue Reading →
