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By Dan Hallett, CFA, CFP It’s easy to be seduced by what appears to be a proverbial ‘free lunch’ in the investment world. Nowhere is this more prevalent than in the world of fixed income (i.e. bonds and bond-like investments). There are many potential topics to tackle in this context. But perhaps the most common … By Mark Barnicutt, MBA, FCSI, CFA According to various estimates, there are currently approximately 28,000 households in Canada with investable assets in excess of $10 Million. Although these households represent a very small portion of the total households in Canada (<1%), we believe that it’s a fast growing family wealth segment that is being driven by Canadian demographics primarily from successful … By Dan Hallett, CFA, CFP Some of my partners and I recently met with investors that have some commonalities pertaining to how they built their significant wealth. Each of these investors, through a combination of hard work and good fortune, amassed significant wealth by making concentrated bets in relatively few stocks. No doubt we’ve all … By Dan Hallett, CFA, CFP Late last week, the media was buzzing about indexing giant Vanguard’s entry into the Canadian investment fund market. (See today’s Globe & Mail and National Post for related stories.) Today, Vanguard officially announced the birth of Vanguard Investments Canada Inc and its plans to officially launch investments funds …   ----------------------- |
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