Famously, Peter Lynch wrote in books like One Up On Wall Street that you should be able to pick great stocks by reflecting on things you see in your job and in your daily life. Given that the Federal Govt. It sounds like common sense, but it's dead wrong. Hans Island is a small uninhabited barren knoll located in the strait that separates Ellesmere Island from Northern Greenland. A recent study in the Journal of Finance examined the extent to which mutual fund investors tend to put their money in their home country.
Canadian mutual funds are in general a lot more expensive than American funds, and there aren't a lot of different asset classes to choose from.
This article explains how to reduce your withheld taxes if you make regular RRSP contributions.
This it the theory behind index funds that are weighted by market capitalization. If you make regular RRSP contributions you can ask to have less tax money deducted from your paycheque each month. Well, you can still do it the old way, and I sometimes do. In this article we'll look at the mechanics of doing this: Is it a good idea to use RRSP money to finance the purchase of a home? We'll also have a look at the way mutual fund companies get paid so that you can avoid paying too much. A recent study in the Journal of Finance examined the extent to which mutual fund investors tend to put their money in their home country. This is a huge and wondeful change: You can now own as much United States, European, and overseas content as you like in your RRSP. Canadians have needed an efficient way to invest in short-bonds for some time.
The old foreign content limits on RRSP's are now officially and legally gone. This article will explore this conflict of interest and its implications for investors who buy actively managed mutual funds. In this article we'll consider the risks associated with owning a home, and how best to mitigate them. Effective immediately the foreign content restrictions on RRSP's have been eliminated. In this article we'll look at the market capitalization of global markets, and discuss how much money you should invest overseas. How much foreign content should you hold in a self-directed RRSP? Canada's claim to sovereignty over Hans Island has recently been challenged, and given how difficult it would be to live on Hans Island, retiring there really would be a heroic act of patriotism. The answer may surprise you. Canadian mutual funds are in general a lot more expensive than American funds, and there aren't a lot of different asset classes to choose from. The old foreign content limits on RRSP's are now officially and legally gone. Bernstein has a deep understanding of the academic literature, and a skillfull way of explaining it all in terms that anybody can understand. Gradually, as volumes grew, the participants at the coffee tables became agents for others.
just eliminated the foreign content restrictions in RRSP's, it's a good time to review your global asset allocation!
Eventually, the coffee houses were replaced with full scale trading floors which evolved into the sophisticated web-based trading systems we use today. How much foreign content should you hold in a self-directed RRSP?
In this article I've briefly summarized the exchange traded funds that I recommend you use to build the foreign portion of your portfolio. This article will take a look at how you should structure your investments under the new rules.