Yes, I know someone who invested in his "fund" several years ago. I don't know how it worked out.
It seems to me that he ran/advertised the fund for several years. (I think someone spotted an ad...
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Yes, I know someone who invested in his "fund" several years ago. I don't know how it worked out.
It seems to me that he ran/advertised the fund for several years. (I think someone spotted an ad...
LOL. So, that would be none then. :D
So, I ask again, what Canadian magazines / publications would you recommend?
Why didn't you actually name the title and author of the article?
I assume you're talking about the article "Buy-And-Hold Takes the Cake" by David Stanley. (IIRC, David is a retired professor...
Well, those stocks were very expensive 10 years ago.
From MSN.com, in 2000 ...
WMT had a P/E of 40, P/S 1.5, P/B 9.45
JNJ had a P/E 33.8, P/S 5.2, P/B 8.2
MSFT had a P/E of 53.5, P/S 19.3, P/B...
Seems to work in Canada. Dave Stanley has been posting good results from the strategy in Canada for years....
The complete list was provided online (for free and as mentioned in the original article) due to space constraints. (Income 100)
The ETFs selected seem like common and reasonable benchmarks to use. Indeed, the article mentions XDV as the benchmark they use.
You've selected a different benchmark (positive returns). ...
April 30, 2008 to April 28, 2009 the performance of the Income 100 stock groups are ...
A: -15.1%
A&B: -20.4%
XDV: -22.1% (Dividend ETF)
XIC: -30.7% (S&P/TSX Composite ETF)
XIU: -29.4%...
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1.3% on a bond index fund. Yuk!
I'd go cheap with bonds. (Direct/GICs/etc)
For the rest, you could probably hire an index-oriented advisor and pay only a little more all in on a passive...
Mawer World has a good long-term record plus a low fee for an active fund.