Archive for February 2017
Becoming A Better Investor: Managing Asset Allocation In Multiple Accounts
Each one of your goals (saving for a down payment on a home, RESPs) should have its own asset allocation. If you have only a single retirement account it’s pretty straightforward to select your investments and keep them balanced in the future. But, investors are most likely to have multiple accounts for their retirement goals. …
Read MoreWeekend Reading: Banning Mutual Fund Commissions Edition
The Canadian Securities Administrators has for several years debated whether or not to ban embedded commissions from the sale of mutual funds. Activity ramped-up last year with the release of two reports from the Brondesbury Group and Dr. Douglas Cumming that looked at the nature of financial advice and whether commissions influence mutual fund sales. The conclusion was clear:…
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