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To hedge or not to hedge?

As the yen skyrockets to 15-year highs, despite the confirmation of an almost zero-rate interest policy by the Bank of Japan, it’s fairly clear that currency management isn’t a predictable business for investors with international assets. Currency management was the topic of the most recent Canadian Investment Review debate. Is active hedging the answer? Thanos […]

By Scot Blythe |September 3, 2010

2 min read

Using ETFs for portfolio building: Part 3

Reader Alert: This is the final installment of a three-part series on how ETFs can help control costs when constructing core portfolios. After the past couple of years, investors not only know about volatility, they likely have the scars to prove it! Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are well known for their low cost, tax efficiency and […]

By Mark Yamada |September 1, 2010

3 min read

ETFs: More growth ahead

ETFs have seen incredible growth over the last few years, attracting investors and managers alike with low fees and index-tracking performance that more often than not beats the returns of costlier actively managed mutual funds. And as the variety of asset classes has increased to include everything from equities, bonds and preferred shares to commodities and currencies, it’s now possible to build complete, well-diversified portfolios using only ETFs.

By Guy Lalonde |September 1, 2010

7 min read

In-depth look at commodities

In the wake of the financial crisis of 2008-2009, you’d be forgiven for expecting commodities prices to continue to fall or rise very modestly.

By Danielle Arbuckle |September 1, 2010

10 min read