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A Few Good Funds Launched in 2011 (FMLCX, FMIFX, FMCFX, FOCFX, TGICX, GOODX, ARDFX)
A Morningstar analyst has picked out four funds that launched in 2011 as being most likely to offer value to investors going forward. Of the four, one from Fidelity includes four municipal bond-funds… more →
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How are trail commissions calculated
wrote 4 days ago: Trail Commissions are calculated on a daily basis as a percentage of the assets under management of … more →
How to Invest the Little You Have.
wrote 1 week ago: For most of our lives, we’ll be earning and spending money. Rarely, though, will our current money i … more →
Calculating Gains on Debt Funds
wrote 2 weeks ago: When you profit from the sale of units of a debt fund, tax on the gain kicks in. The tax could be on … more →
Diversity.
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wrote 3 weeks ago: A friend emailed me the other day because she had watched a show about the retirement crisis in the … more →
High Mutual Fund Fees
wrote 1 month ago: I wrote an article about the benefits and costs of mutual funds, and I had stated that mutual funds … more →
The Price of Gold
wrote 1 month ago: Gold has dropped precipitously in the last two days. Many individuals and institutions own gold as … more →
The Low Down on Mutual Funds
wrote 1 month ago: Mutual funds are big in Canada. A lot of people count on it to for their retirements or achieving t … more →
Fear is sexy. Part II
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wrote 1 month ago: It’s important to understand that putting your money in the bank is not a safe alternative to … more →
Fear is sexy.
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wrote 1 month ago: I haven’t written anything in a while because I have been too busy with work. I have been read … more →
How to Invest Small Amounts
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wrote 1 month ago: Many investors who are just getting started don’t have a lot to invest. Hopefully one can fin … more →
What is an ETF?
wrote 2 months ago: Exchange Traded Funds, otherwise known as ETFs, are essentially index mutual funds that trade like s … more →
Letter to the CSA/ Lettre à l’ACVM
wrote 2 months ago: As a consumer and as an interested person who is currently working towards the creation of th … more →
Duty of Care: How Much is Enough?
wrote 2 months ago: Over the past few years, IFB, along with others, has promoted “the value of advice” campaign. Now yo … more →
How to research a mutual fund.
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wrote 2 months ago: A friend of mine just invested some money in her RRSP right before the 2012 deadline. She told the s … more →
The (negative) value of advice
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wrote 2 months ago: The financial industry should launch a PR campaign to connect more with everyday people: “Tire … more →
Are You Too Scared to Invest?
wrote 2 months ago: Ellen Schultz has a good article in the Wall Street Journal about people who were scared out … more →
Year of the snake.
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wrote 3 months ago: What’s in the red envelope? My recent dividend check of course! I spent the weekend celebratin … more →
Dividend Yield and Total Return
wrote 3 months ago: More thought-provoking ideas from Oppenheimer Funds Dividend yield is a popular idea these days for … more →
Passive investing vs. Active Investing
wrote 3 months ago: Comment from Oppenheimer Funds. Indexing clusters investment assets in securities which represent p … more →
