Canadian index mutual funds were among the better financial innovations to come along in the past few decades. Still the popularity of ETFs may soon eclipse them
Canadian index mutual funds are specialized mutual funds that aim to equal the performance of a Canadian market index,… Read More

ETFs, including Canadian ETFs, trade on stock exchanges just like stocks. That’s different from mutual funds, which you can only buy at the end of the day at a price that reflects the fund’s value at the close of trading.

Prices of Canadian ETFs are quoted… Read More

Pat McKeough recently replied to a member of the Inner Circle looking for an ETF that offers protection from down markets. The BMO Low Volatility Canadian Equity ETF selects stock holdings based on their beta score. That’s a commonly used, but often misleading, measure of… Read More

Exchange traded funds (ETFs) are set up to mirror the performance of a stock market index or subindex. They hold a more or less fixed selection of securities representing the holdings that go into calculating the index or sub-index.
Today, we look at two Canadian ETFs… Read More

In an uncertain world and changing markets, investors who want to own gold and silver stocks may find these precious metals ETFs the best choice.
Precious metals like gold and silver stocks dropped, along with stock markets, in March 2020 as the pandemic forced a global… Read More

These two Canadian ETFs track Canada’s best-established indexes and provide low-fee exposure to widely traded blue chip stocks.
When you invest in ETFs, simpler is generally better. And each of these two Canadian ETFs provides a straightforward approach to investing in a selection of Canada’s top… Read More

Any currency volatility can send investors hunting for hedged ETFs. But the extra costs limit the appeal of currency hedging as a strategy.
If you want to buy U.S. stocks and hedge against the U.S. dollar’s movements against the Canadian dollar, you could buy a hedged… Read More

Investing in agriculture ETFs could be a smart move if you choose the right investments for the right reasons
An ETF investment can be a great low-fee way to hold shares in multiple companies with a single investment.

There are even ETFs that are involved in the… Read More

These two blue chip ETFs hold mostly large-capitalization, widely traded stocks on the Canadian exchange. Both funds mirror, or track, the performance of major stock market indexes as opposed to narrower ones focused on resources or themes, such as solar power or biotech.
Blue chip ETFs… Read More