Harry believes that if you get sold on actively managed funds from the big Canadian banks, then you’re making a huge mistake. The funds from CIBC, Royal Bank, The Bank of Montreal, Toronto Dominion Bank and ScotiaBank are rip-offs, according to Harry. Why does he feel that way? Harry understands that they charge nearly 2.5% …
Tag Archive: Harry’s Account
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Dec
16
2010
16-12-10 – Don’t Invest in Actively Managed Mutual Funds – suggests Harry
If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you’ll know about the bragging retiree I showcase regularly. But like Muhammad Ali in the 1960s, Harry can back up his claims. He fired his financial advisor in 2008 and created an account of exchange traded funds. Because he’s retired, he withdraws small sums of money from …
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Oct
05
2010
03-10-10 – Harry’s Index Funds Make Actively Managed Mutual Funds Look Silly
I feel sorry for the portfolio managers at the Big 5 Canadian banks. Sure their gargantuan salaries make my salary look like a babysitter’s annual haul, but managing an expensive mutual fund has to be accompanied by an untouchable level of dissatisfaction. Take the Royal Bank’s balanced mutual fund as an example. There are generally …
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May
22
2010
Great Investors are Odd
That good-looking kid in your high school class was voted “most likely to succeed”. He always wore the latest fashions, had perfect hair, always said the right things to attract the girls who were interested in a pretty face, and he went on to get a degree in Finance, where he ended up running a …
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Mar
18
2010
18-03-10 – Harry Beats the Banks at Their Own Game
Are you making your bank’s shareholders rich? Most financial advisors will sell you actively managed mutual funds. But here’s the rub. Academic studies on mutual funds all point to the same conclusions: There’s no evidence that people can consistently choose the top performing funds ahead of time. Nor is there evidence that an advisor can …
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Mar
17
2010
14-03-10 – Harry’s Account Continues to Impress
Taking advantage of low cost exchange traded index funds and developing a responsible portfolio allocation, our friend Harry sets a nice precedent for others to follow. In August, 2008, he started his account. The Canadian stock market is roughly 10% lower today (March 14, 2010) than it was in August, 2008. Likewise, the U.S. and …
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Dec
05
2009
05-12-09 – Harry Still Makes Actively Managed Accounts Look Bad
In August of 2008, our friend Harry kissed good-bye to the expensive financial products that his advisor sold him. With annual expense ratio fees of 2.6% for his Canadian mutual funds, adding with an estimated hidden fund cost of a further 0.75% per year for the fund’s expenses related to buying and selling stocks within …
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Oct
10
2009
14-10-09 – Harry is Not Happy…
I have an apology to make to my friend Harry … I have been tracking his balanced investment account—made up entirely of stock and bond index funds– and I have showcased his results on this website. But Harry isn’t happy… During my last post, I indicated that Harry ‘s account had dropped 0.7% between September …
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I'm Andrew Hallam. Many people aren't comfortable talking about money. It's not usually a conversational dinner-time topic, and its principles are rarely taught in schools. My goal is to have a "conversation" about it here, on this blog. If you read something you find intriguing, please comment or ask your questions!
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