Last week , I expressed my beef with mutual funds that offer a fixed level of distributions. In particular, I featured the Clarington Canadian Income fund, and its fixed payout policy. For this fund to raise its unit price back to its original $10 and simply maintain...
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Phantom Yields: Popular Fund Dips Into Capital
As an analyst, I receive a ton of marketing material from mutual fund companies. In my opinion, much of it is just plain fluff and not worth more than a skim. Just a couple of days ago, I received a memo from Clarington Funds regarding their Canadian Income Fund,...
Debunking Common Investment Myths: Just Because It Sounds Cool, Doesn’t Mean It’s A Good Investment
Investors spread myths about ways to invest successfully every day. Whether it’s the hot stock tip received from an accountant or entrepreneur, or the IPO that your broker is letting you participate in, it’s important for investors to separate sex appeal from...
Do you feel lucky? Three Areas Aggressive Investors Should Consider Now
I’ve spent a few weeks speaking about conservative investment strategies in light of recent events. However, the strategy that each investor should take is a function of individual objectives and constraints. In other words, what investors do now depends on return...
Mutual Fund Corporate Classes: Latest Trend Has Tax Benefits
A recent series of articles in this space spoke about tax smart investing and the trend toward tax-managed funds in the US. One uniquely Canadian trend, which wasn’t mentioned in that series, has picked up steam over the past year and is worthy of its own article....
Outlook For Tech Stocks: What Lies Ahead For This Battered Group?
I’m not one for bold predictions but over the past year, it was tough to ignore the urge to call for the “tech bubble’s” inevitable burst. I made my first formal recommendation to lighten up on tech stocks back in mid-September and reiterated that same sentiment in...
Great Expectations: Are Investor Expectations Too Optimistic?
The bigger they are, the harder they fall, as the saying goes. During this past week, investors felt the power of that statement when the giant of Canadian capital markets, Nortel Networks, tripped over its “disappointing” financial results. I highlight the word...
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