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Portfolio Strategy

Watch your portfolio weighting

U.S. indexes give a bigger slice of the pie to tech, health care and consumer products sectors than commodity-rich TSX

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Portfolio Strategy

Beware the limitations of buying the index

One adviser’s solution is to design portfolios that steer away from resource-geared stock

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Portfolio Strategy

Preferred shares: How to navigate rising rates

As their name suggests, floating rate preferreds can bob when others sink

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Portfolio Strategy

Reading between the lines: The nitty-gritty on ETF payouts

Here's a primer for investors confused by monthly income ETF distributions

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Portfolio Strategy

How to choose an online broker

Rob Carrick on some key points for do-it-yourself investors

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Portfolio Strategy

A training guide for rookie investors

Young wealth builder Patrick Bousfield knows he needs a long-term investing strategy

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Billionaire investor Warren Buffett plays with a western band at the Justin Brands stage, during the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting in Omaha, Neb., Saturday, May 5, 2007.
Portfolio Strategy

The case for being a copycat investor

Aping a top value manager’s portfolio can pay off, even for those who don’t jump on a stock pick immediately

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Portfolio Strategy

Revealed: the lowdown on adviser fees

Industry survey data show going price for investor accounts of various types and sizes

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Veteran wealth manager Betty Tomsett says a face-to-face meeting with a prospective financial adviser is a good place to start.
Portfolio Strategy

The art of evaluating your investment adviser

Veteran wealth manager Betty Tomsett on how to determine the worth of who's guiding your financial assets

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Portfolio Strategy

Amid ETF hoopla, don't overlook index funds

Avoid the expensive ones and you have a viable and frugal investing alternative to exchange-traded funds

Retirement Calculators
A tale of two RRSPs

An RRSP is the single most effective tool available to help Canadians save for retirement. See how five basic investing strategies can enhance the growth of an RRSP.