Last week, I wrote about not reading too much into distributions paid by bond mutual fund and bond exchange-traded funds. I admit to being surprised by the sensitive chord this struck with many investors. In the spirit of brevity and focus, I...
In the December issue of Investment Executive, I wrote about synthetic bond funds. I couldn’t mention them by name in that article, but I used a couple of new Franklin Templeton synthetic bond funds to illustrate that not all new products of...
In this morning’s Globe & Mail, I gave an overview of investors’ three main options for bond (or bond-like) exposure in taxable accounts. It seems at least two preferred share funds escaped my radar. I’d also like to touch...
Many financial advisors say that I harp too much on fees. Many investors (and investor advocates) say that I’m not tough enough on fund fees. Sometimes, I just can’t win. But nowhere are fees more important than in the selection...