You can’t open a newspaper or read a magazine without seeing ads promoting the stellar performance of “hot” mutual funds. But past performance is not as important as you may think, especially the short-term performance of relatively new or small funds. As with any investment, a fund’s past performance is no guarantee of its future [...]
Understanding the edge enjoyed by people who run pension money can make you a smarter investor in mutual funds.
Are you happy with how well your mutual funds are doing?
Didn’t think so. Over the long run, two-thirds of stock funds deliver less than the market as a whole - a performance most of us can stomach, [...]
This article will explain what an Exchange Traded Fund is, how to use them to manage your own RRSP, and what choices are available. We’ll also have a look at the way mutual fund companies get paid so that you can avoid paying too much.
In a new sign of market turbulence, managers of a multibillion-dollar money market fund said on Tuesday that customers might lose money in the fund, a type of investment that has long been considered as safe and risk-free as a bank savings account.
The announcement was made by the Primary Fund, which had almost $65 billion [...]