The advent of the mutual fund was one of the greatest innovations in the field of finance. Mutual funds created a practical means for common folks to invest in the... read more →
The Canadian financial services industry is facing some existential challenges. Over the past decade, the investment sector has seen a slow decline in best practices and value-driven client service. Consumers... read more →
Capital markets were sailing along smoothly in the second quarter until the Brexit tidal wave came crashing down. Equity markets around the world sold off sharply for two straight days... read more →
Yesterday, a referendum was held in the U.K. to determine if the U.K. would exit the European Union, known as the “Brexit” vote. Despite advance polls indicating that the likely... read more →
The mutual fund industry is a mature industry that remains extremely profitable despite overwhelming evidence suggesting that alternative options such as exchange traded funds (ETFs) are far more beneficial for... read more →
Most investors are aware of what a mutual fund is, but there is less general understanding about what an exchange traded fund (ETF) is. Much of the discrepancy can be... read more →
Want an (almost) immediate 20% return on your investment? How about keeping that return re-invested for a number of years in a tax-shelter and then have taxes payable on the... read more →
When we produced our document, Five questions you should ask your financial representative, we actually had seven questions that we thought were relevant, but it made the piece a pretty... read more →
At Justwealth, we expend a lot of energy and produce a lot of communication materials that focuses on educating investors about some of the troubling aspects of investing their hard-earned... read more →
I was recently reading through an industry publication and came across some news that an investment firm, F-Squared Investments Inc., had filed for bankruptcy protection a few quarters ago. As... read more →