However, these advantages don’t always carry over to other asset classes. No investment style should be treated like a religion, indexing included. It pays to think through the reasons for using a ...

A Practitioner’s Guide to the Art of Investing, was first published in 2007, and his second edition, that I review here, came out in 2021. The quality of the writing makes it a pleasure to read, but ...

Suppose a casino offered the following bet. You roll six fair dice. If anything but all sixes shows up, you get $20. But if all sixes show up, you lose a million dollars. There are a number of ...

Authors Tony Martin and Eric Tyson have updated their book, The Canadian’s Guide to Investing, but it certainly does not seem very up-to-date. Despite a few references to ETFs and some updated ...

Recent Rational Reminder podcasts (319 and 321) have had a debate about tax rates on RRSP contributions and withdrawals. Most people agree that when you contribute, you’re lowering your taxes at your ...

Authors Tony Martin and Eric Tyson have updated their book, The Canadian’s Guide to Investing, but it certainly does not seem very up-to-date. Despite a few references to ETFs and some updated ...