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Stock market news for Canadian investors: Loblaw, Walmart and more Feb 21st
Companies that reported earnings this week
Gildan
Loblaw
Walmart
Gildan Activewear reports $132.3M Q4 profit, raises dividend 10%
Source: Google
Gildan (TSE: GIL)
(All figures in U.S. dollars.)
Q4 profit: $132.3 million or 86 cents per diluted share, down from $153.3 mill.... More »
The best RRSPs in Canada for 2025 Feb 21st
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Podcast 15: The Value of Simple
– CanadianCouchPotato.com
The latest episode of the Canadian Couch Potato podcast focuses on the relationship between cost and complexity in your investment plan.
You can often lower fees in your portfolio with a few simple changes that require no additional skill or effort. But there are times when accepting slightly higher costs in exchange for simplicity and convenience is actually a wiser choice. There’s no single solution: every investor needs to find their sweet spot along that continuum.
My guest on this episode is John Robertson, author of The Value of Simple, which has just been published in a revised second edition. John’s book does an excellent job of stressing these ideas. In the book—and in our interview—he discusses the various options available for investors looking to get started with indexing. These include the three options in my model portfolios, as well as a discussion of how robo-advisors fit into the landscape.
For those interested in comparing robo-advisors, John co-created a tool called AutoInvest…
You can often lower fees in your portfolio with a few simple changes that require no additional skill or effort. But there are times when accepting slightly higher costs in exchange for simplicity and convenience is actually a wiser choice. There’s no single solution: every investor needs to find their sweet spot along that continuum.
My guest on this episode is John Robertson, author of The Value of Simple, which has just been published in a revised second edition. John’s book does an excellent job of stressing these ideas. In the book—and in our interview—he discusses the various options available for investors looking to get started with indexing. These include the three options in my model portfolios, as well as a discussion of how robo-advisors fit into the landscape.
For those interested in comparing robo-advisors, John co-created a tool called AutoInvest…
