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Indexing with muscle: Sizing up iShares’ Portfolio Builders ETFs

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Do you want active money management for the price of an index? If so, you might like reading about these iShares builders. image by pixabay Read…

Andrew Hallam

Revisiting Fundamental Index Funds

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I have a weakness for fundamental indexes. No, I don’t own any…at least not yet. But philosophically, I agree with their premise. Recently, I…

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Vanguard Canada Adds Five New Funds To The Mix

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Vanguard Canada offers five new exchange traded funds to the Toronto Stock Exchange. As I’ve said here in the Globe and Mail, they’re definitely…

Andrew Hallam

The Permanent Portfolio That Defies Speculation

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Here’s an investment strategy that always looks foolish, regardless of market conditions. But ironically, it has always worked. I wrote this article for the Globe…

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Why The Baby Boomers' Children Should Hope For Falling Stock Prices

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Women aspiring to run the Boston marathon train to meet a qualifying standard. Before 1972, they had to do so much more. Barred from entering, they…

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With U.S. Stocks On A Tear, Our Index Investor Finally Makes A Trade

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This might sound crazy, but I don’t want to see my indexes rise in value. MyVanguard U.S. stock market index [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/…

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Index Funds...With Less of a Temper?

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Is there a new type of index fund that’s actually less temperamental? I tackle this question for The Globe and Mail [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/…

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Canadian Divorcee in Singapore Finds Her Investment Wings

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Amy Grant, like so many married women, let her husband manage their investments. But in 2010, the Singapore-based Canadian couple split up.   It left Amy in…

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Millionaire Teacher Adds $20,000 to International Stock Index

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Today was the first time I’ve invested money since March 17, 2013. Looking at the money I regularly invest, the proceeds are clearly coming from…

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Could You Dodge A Bursting Bond Market Bubble?

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Headlines about a bond market meltdown are catching fire all over the world. In the UK, The Telegraph [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/pensions/…

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