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The Canadian asset allocation ETFs continue to shine. And their popularity continues to surge. In fact, iShares all-equity asset allocation ETF, ticker XEQT, is now in the top ten for Canadian ETF holdings. There are legions of fans who are entirely devoted to this wonderfully simple and effective ETF. “Just XEQT and chill” they chant. It’s all they need to reach their goals....


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Happy New Year! I thought we’d kick off 2026 with a look at the BTSX Portfolio. As you may know that is a simple market-beating Canadian stock portfolio strategy. The investor holds the top ten highest yields from the TSX 60 index. They rinse and repeat each year. It doesn’t always work but the long term outperformance is truly surprising. The Beat The TSX Portfolio underperf...


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Tis the season for investing geniuses to offer their predictions for 2026. If history and their track record is any guide they will miss the mark by more than the mark. It will be like a major league pitcher winding up 60’6″ from the barn and missing the barn. In hockey framing it will be like getting ready to slide in an easy empty net goal and throwing the puck in the corne...


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When putting together a Canadian stock portfolio one could argue that there is no better approach than low volatility. That’s what Norm Rothery’s research shows. And from inception, the BMO Low Volatility ZLB has outperformed the TSX (Canadian equities market) by a very wide margin. But that outperformance reversed course with the arrival of the first modern day pandemic in 2...


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Most Canadian Do-it-yourself (DIY) investors are hybrid. They own a basket of Canadian stocks and largely manage U.S. and international diversification by holding ETFs. The ETFs are managed for you; that means the holdings (stocks and bonds) are rebalanced for you. When you hold a portfolio of individual stocks you will have to manage your own rebalancing. When to rebalance y...


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