Posts Tagged ‘Investment’

When you are choosing an investment counsellor to manage your ongoing investments, it can be challenging to get a full picture of the costs involved. Of course, there is a fee associated with any investment firm – but what about all those other...

Razor-thin interest rates have motivated investors to reach for extra returns for years. Accordingly, many investors have invested in investment funds holding bank loans – a.k.a. senior secured loans, leveraged loans, term loans, floating rate...

I have often criticized the investment industry for pumping out products designed to sell, rather than build, wealth for investors, and have worked to raise investor awareness of how gimmicky products destroy wealth. The battle against such products...

S&P Dow Jones Indices (SPDJI) publishes two reports annually comparing the performance of actively managed mutual funds against common financial market benchmarks. The recently-published mid-year SPIVA Canada Scorecard doesn’t paint a...

When you are choosing an investment counsellor to manage your ongoing investments, it can be challenging to get a full picture of the costs involved. Of course, there is a fee associated with any investment firm – but what about all those other...

What Is CRM Phase 2? On July 15th, 2016, investment advisors and firms will be required to disclose an annual report of charges, compensation and performance reports. A client with a portfolio of $1,000,000 will compensate the advisory parties...

ETFs vs. mutual funds.  Indexing vs. active management.  Industry professionals and investors alike have staked their respective turfs on each of these issues with a level of passion usually reserved for religious or political debates.  Yet...