ETFs - My Own Advisor

Understanding yield to maturity is important

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Mark | 17 Comments

Understanding yield to maturity is important Recently, I purchased (for now) some Claymore 1-5 Year Laddered Government Bond ETF (CLF). I chose this fund at this time, because it carries one of the lowest costs of any ETF in Canada,…

My Asset Location, Location, Location

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Mark | 4 Comments

Asset Location, Location, Location Investors hear plenty about asset allocation and asset diversification but in my opinion not so much about asset location. Why is that? Why is asset location often overlooked? I know I used to, but no longer,…

ETFs and Index Investing

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Mark | 3 Comments

While definitions will vary slightly and some are more detailed than others, I define Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) this way: an investment product that acts like a stock but also like a mutual fund that can be bought and sold…