With Rising Interest Rates Should I Stop My Contribution To Bonds And Instead...
Dan Bortolotti: Q: Recently the bond market—and 40% of my Global Couch Potato portfolio—has dipped significantly. I understand swings like this occur from time to time, but with interest rates moving...
View ArticleWhere Are The iShares Advantaged ETFs Now?
Dan Bortolotti: Before being bought by BlackRock early in 2012, Claymore Investments pioneered many new services and unconventional products. One of these was its so-called Advantaged ETFs, which used...
View ArticleiShares Cuts Its Canadian ETF Fees to the Core
Dan Bortolotti: That sound you just heard was the latest shot fired in Canada’s ETF price war. iShares has just slashed the management fees on several popular equity and bond ETFs—and just like that...
View ArticleHow Low Can ETF Fees Go?
Dan Bortolotti: Less than a month ago, BlackRock aggressively cut the management fees on several of its core ETFs. The boldest move was to slash the MER to just 0.05% on its broad-market Canadian...
View ArticleA Tax-Friendly Bond ETF on the Horizon
Dan Bortolotti: Bonds should be part of just about every portfolio, but if you have to hold them in a non-registered account the tax consequences can be onerous. Fortunately, Canada’s ETF providers are...
View ArticleIts Time Bond Bears Admit They Were Wrong
One of the most common excuses made by forecasters is, “I wasn’t wrong, I was just off with the timing.” But that fails to acknowledge that timing is an integral part of any forecast. Imagine a weather...
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