Investing for retirement

In Tuesday’s Globe & Mail, I shared a couple of suggestions that investors should consider for their RRSPs.  My suggestions covered two themes you’d have read here over the past several months.  One is that bonds remain a vital, albeit boring, portfolio component – hence my recommendation of a bond fund.  The recommendation of a global stock fund touches on a thorny issue today – namely that the better opportunities for the next several years are, in my view, in global stocks not Canadian stocks.

Also on Tuesday, I participated in a noon-hour live chat on RRSP investing.  We covered a lot of ground, including income funds, RRSP vs TFSA, asset allocation, bonds vs stocks and more.  You can view the archived 70-minute Q&A session (during which we covered about two-dozen questions) by clicking here.

Dan Hallett: Dan Hallett is Vice President and Principal at HighView. With over 20 years of industry experience, he is widely recognized as an investment expert. His professional opinion is regularly sought by print, TV, radio, and online media publications. He has also contributed to several best-selling personal finance and investment books.