Rudy Luukko

An inexpensive way to diversify globally

Low-fee global equity ETFs can track thousands of names

Among the key considerations are the size of the account, the client's time horizon, transaction costs, management fees and taxes

While passively managed funds still account for the bulk of Canada's ETF assets, active ETFs are on an upward trajectory

The strategy can work in bull and bear markets

Thanks to lower fees, the three available ETFs have outperformed most money market funds

The flattening of the yield curve has dampened demand for these funds, however

For the first time in a decade, ETFs outsold mutual funds last year. Was this the result of a down market, or a sign of things to come?

A mutual fund innovation waits for its moment in the sun

Infrastructure-type equities tend to have a low correlation to other equities

Offerings vary among strategic beta ETFs in the Canadian dividend category