ETF Central

Canada’s Toronto Dominion Bank (TSX:TD) recently became the most shorted bank in the world, following the U.S. banking crisis. Are Canadian banks about to lose their luster? Unlikely. What...

The recent regional banking crisis in the U.S. and forced Credit Suisse (SIX:CSGN) takeover have raised fears of a global financial recession by the end of the year. The risk of contagion to other...

It turns out that there's an entire Reddit community dedicated to investing in leveraged ETFs (r/LETFs), and they do some pretty wacky stuff with these ETFs that aren't for the faint of heart. For...

As the first quarter of 2023 wraps up, there is a wealth of data for investors to sort through. ETF inflows are of particular importance as they are often seen as a proxy for market sentiment. So,...

Canada's retirement landscape just expanded recently with the launch of the First Home Savings Account, or FHSA on April 1, 2023. Combining both aspects of a Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) and...

As a Canadian consumer, I'm not a fan of our oligopolistic industries – banks, pipelines, and telecommunications companies - due to their anti-competitive nature. As a Canadian investor, I love...

On March 28, the Canadian Department of Finance (on behalf of the Government of Canada) unveiled its Annual Federal Budget. The budget covered a variety of socio-economic points of interest...

Canada’s tech space is frequently overshadowed by that of our neighbor south of the border. With the U.S. home to many of the world’s most powerful and influential technology companies,...

Confidence in the U.S. banking system was shaken recently as Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) failed amidst a bank run. As mark-to-market losses in its fixed-income portfolio became public knowledge,...

The Bank of Montreal (TSX:BMO) is well-known amongst Canadians as being one of the largest banks in Canada. However, they are more than just a bank. Fun fact: BMO was actually Canada’s first...

Portfolio construction can vary wildly in complexity. On one end, you have all-in-one asset allocation ETFs which provide a range of stock/bond allocations for investors of all risk tolerances. In...

Over the past six months, the Canadian Materials sector has been rallying and is now up approximately 10%. This compares to the performance of the S&P/TSX index (+3%) and the S&P500 (-2%)...

The most "famous" Canadian ETF without a doubt is the iShares S&P/TSX 60 Index ETF (XIU), and for a good reason. This ETF played a critical role in the genesis of the ETF industry, owing to it...

One of the coolest Canadian ETF releases recently (at least in my opinion) was Purpose Investment's suite of yield shares. For those out of the loop, these are Canada's first single-stock ETFs, and...

There has been a recent debate surrounding the returns of the S&P 500, with concerns that performance is too heavily reliant on a small group of companies in tech-related sectors. This has led...

One of the best resources for Canadian investors over the last decade was (and still is) Canadian Couch Potato. Run by Dan Bortolotti, the blog offers Canadians a complete guide to index investing. A...