Low turnover and in-kind transfers have made ETFs popular with tax-conscious investors and their advisors. Choosing an ETF over a mutual fund generally provides immediate cost and tax savings, but there are additional ways to enhance aftertax returns using ETFs.
Vanguard has officially arrived on Canadian shores, launching six new exchange-traded funds which began trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange this morning.
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.
Fast-growing product offering is changing the licensing debate.
The media tells investors they can manage ETFs on their own. How do you stop clients from fleeing?
Matrix Funds Management has launched Canada's first corporate class mutual fund based on a dedicated covered call strategy.
Investors may or may not "like" this. The first ever social media ETF has hit the market.
ETFs have gone active. What you need to know.
With more than 200 ETFs in Canada, are these choices helping or harming investors?