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Why Canadian investors need more technology exposure

Find out why more tech is better than less

  • By: Mark Yamada
  • April 13, 2018 September 7, 2018
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Maintain consistent risk to avoid large declines

Discover a potentially better way to capture returns, beyond growth or value strategies

Card counting and the stock market

Ways to stack the deck in your favour

Why understanding gambling can help investors

Professional managers often dislike gambling comparisons, but there are lessons

  • By: Mark Yamada
  • December 15, 2017 September 9, 2018
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How investor education fails your clients

And how you can help them succeed

Your guide to goals-based investing

Mass-customizing solutions for your clients

  • By: Mark Yamada
  • October 20, 2017 September 4, 2018
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A closer look at goals-based investing

When modern portfolio theory fails your clients

  • By: Mark Yamada
  • September 22, 2017 September 4, 2018
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Why most investors need goals-based investing

And why they don’t get it

The best ways to own Canadian banks

Selecting bank stocks used to be easy. What to do now

Insights into investing with U.S. equity ETFs

Know your index, Part 2

  • By: Mark Yamada
  • April 21, 2017 September 4, 2018
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How to invest in Canadian equities

Know your index, Part 1

  • By: Mark Yamada
  • March 24, 2017 September 4, 2018
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The link between smart hockey fans and smart beta

What investors can learn from Leafs fans

  • By: Mark Yamada
  • February 24, 2017 September 4, 2018
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How many advisors will robos replace?

All of them—unless they future-proof their practices

Does passive investing undermine capitalism?

Passively managed products account for one third of U.S. mutual fund assets today—up from 20% four years ago—reflecting a net US$2 trillion shift to passive…

  • By: Mark Yamada
  • November 25, 2016 August 31, 2018
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Why our obsession with returns is risky

Instead, measure a client’s performance against their goals.

  • By: Mark Yamada
  • October 21, 2016 August 31, 2018
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Op-ed: Advisor commissions on death row

What you need to know before commenting on 33-404

How smart has your beta been lately?

Despite overwhelming evidence that active managers underperform their benchmarks, Yale professors Martijn Cremers and Antti Petajisto offer evidence that not only can active management outperform…

6 steps to more responsive asset allocation

Six steps to a more responsive allocation

Is smart beta the fourth line of investing?

Lessons from Scotty Bowman’s winning strategy

  • By: Mark Yamada
  • January 22, 2016 September 7, 2018
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Which Canadian equity ETF is best for you?

Which is best for you?

  • By: Mark Yamada
  • November 27, 2015 September 7, 2018
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How to predict market crashes

Hint: look for debt

  • By: Mark Yamada
  • October 30, 2015 September 7, 2018
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What robo advice means to advisors

What robo advice means to advisors

How to preserve clients’ nest eggs

The yin and yang of retirement investing.

  • By: Mark Yamada
  • October 3, 2014 September 9, 2018
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Why outcomes are the new alpha

Meeting clients’ capital goals, not beating a benchmark, should be top priority.

  • By: Mark Yamada
  • August 7, 2014 September 9, 2018
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How to manage a bond portfolio

Traditional benchmarks are no longer useful.