In Part 1 of this series, we examined the tracking error exhibited by the TD e-Series Canadian Bond Index Fund and the Canadian Index Fund and found that both funds track their respective benchmarks fairly well. In today’s post, we’ll look at the tracking error in the TD e-Series US Index fund and the International [...]
TD e-Series funds are popular holdings in many low-cost portfolios because the funds’ MERs are among the lowest for index mutual funds in Canada. We too own TD e-Series funds in our kids’ RESP accounts because, as I noted in earlier posts, these mutual funds are ideal for relatively smaller portfolios. However, I’ve never paid [...]
As you probably noticed, things look a little different around here. That’s because, I’m entering into a partnership with MoneySense magazine. I’m super excited about working together with MoneySense, the finest personal finance magazine in Canada, which as you know has long been a trusted source for advice on saving, planning, investing, retirement and real [...]
You have to pity the plight of the active investor as study after study demonstrates the merits of indexing for the average investor. But a recent column in the Globe & Mail by Dan Richards titled “Only the truly active fund managers lead the pack” provided many active investors an opportunity to taunt those in [...]
With the exit of Citizen’s Bank last year, President’s Choice Financial is now the only game in town in the free chequing account space. But perhaps not for much longer. There has long been speculation on whether ING Direct will start offering chequing accounts.
A reader recently got in touch with ING Direct and asked [...]
