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The latest Bank of Canada (BoC) interest rate hike is in, and it came in at 25 basis points, or 0.25%, much lower than its aggressive pace of 0.5% over the last few decisions. By doing so, the BoC...

Interest rates haven’t been top of mind for investors for many years, not since before the 2008 Great Financial Crisis, due to the ultra-low rates ushered in by central banks in order to...

The market conditions experienced in 2022 were far from perfect for bond investors. Rising interest rates put pressure on the returns of fixed-income investments, and this trend has continued into...

For years, the prime example of a well-diversified portfolio was the “60/40” portfolio – that is, 60% allocation to stocks and 40% allocation to bonds. This portfolio typically...

Digital assets have had one of their worst years on record in 2022 with many negative events contributing to their downfall. The recent rally in Bitcoin and Ethereum is making investors wonder if...

2022 is firmly in the books, and I bet a lot of investors are breathing a sigh of relief. While the S&P/TSX 60 escaped relatively unscathed thanks to its high concentration of energy stocks, the...

Most personal investors do not want to spend considerable time analyzing stocks and bonds, but still hope to earn a reasonable rate of return from their investments. As a result, mutual funds –...

Canadian bond investors had a rough go in 2022. After holding through years of low yields, many Canadians were overweight long and intermediate duration bonds in their portfolios. So when interest...

It’s the beginning of a new year. As we look forward to 2023, it is important for investors to reflect upon the developments of the past year and consider how best to position their portfolios...

Many new and seasoned investors alike seemingly endorse the strategy of investing only in an S&P 500 index fund and letting it ride. Even Investopedia has a page titled "Put $10,000 in the...

Bond investors had a few great decades of strong performance, but that all came to an end in 2022. After enjoying years of falling interest rates and yields, the opposite is now occurring. Thanks to...

Headlines have been full of large tech behemoths cutting their workforces significantly, raising questions among investors as to whether these once larger-than-life companies’ best days are...

There's a saying to "not let the tax tail wag the dog." What it means is that investors shouldn’t prioritize tax efficiency as the dominant consideration when selecting ETFs for their...

In Canada, the "Big 3" ETF managers measured by total assets under management (AUM) are currently Vanguard, BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) iShares, and BMO (TSX:BMO) Global Asset Management. Their ETF lineup,...

Everybody loves a good dividend payment – the feeling of seeing a cash balance land in your account every quarter from holding high-quality, long-term stock picks is hard to beat. In bull...

One of the hottest investments of the last decade was the NASDAQ 100, a market-capitalization weighted index of the 100 largest non-financial stocks traded on the NASDAQ exchange. The index is very...