A look at the facts and fiction
Joe and Sally joined the same company right out of school and enrolled in the registered group savings plan. Sally was three months older than Joe and retired September 1, 2008 with a $600,000 portfolio. Joe’s portfolio was worth only $480,000 when he received his simulated gold watch a few months later.
What is the appropriate weight for REITs in a portfolio?
Structuring ETF bond portfolios in a low rate environment.
Earn CE credits “An in-depth look at ETFs, Part 1” is eligible for CE credits, see Accreditation details for more information. The questions for this course were written by Mark Yamada, President & CEO of PŮR Investing Inc., a registered portfolio management and software development firm specializing in disruptive strategies for investors, their advisors and […]
Asset allocation is the strategy investors follow to divide their money between different assets like stocks, bonds and cash. The underlying principle is that prices of different assets move in different(uncorrelated) ways, leading to the idea that diversification protects against risk, which is defined as volatility. But asset allocation says little about the investor’s objectives.
DC and RSP benefits are completely a function of contributions and the actual investment result for each employee. Employees are responsible for the outcome, not employers, and the pension amount is unknown until retirement. High costs, poor investment decision-making and lack of scale are documented problems with DC plans, which have generally experienced returns 1% lower than DB plans over time, according to a recent Towers Watson study.
How dangerous are synthetic ETFs in Canada? No one knows.
Accumulating enough money to retire with a 60% replacement income is great — unless you were planning to retire with 70%. Keeping the client on track for a 70% income is where an advisor can add value.
The Canadian exchange-traded fund (ETF) market has reached adolescence, and hair is starting to sprout on its chin.