ETF Analysis & Opinion

One of the easiest risks to minimize in investing is excessive fund fees. That’s why, when looking for ETFs, you should always try to minimize the management fee, which is the portion of the total...

One of the easiest risks to minimize in investing is excessive fund fees. That’s why, when looking for ETFs, you should always try to minimize the expense ratio. The expense ratio is the annual cost...

Investors may not realize going in, but Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and mutual funds nominally tracking the same equity investment style or theme can perform very differently. This performance...

Leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs) substantially increase the potential reward of an investment by affording investors the chance to generate double or triple the returns of the underlying...

Staking has become a popular way for crypto investors to earn passive income. You lock up your holdings to help secure a blockchain network, and in return, you earn rewards—essentially, a yield....

As an ETF analyst, I’ve seen countless new fund launches, but rarely do I put my own money into them right away. Typically, I like to let a new ETF prove itself—watching its inflows, tracking...

One of the key takeaways from December 2024’s review of the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF (NYSE:SPYD) was that low fees alone don’t make a great ETF—you need to dig into the...

Warren Buffett is back in the news—at 94 years old, he’s currently converting more Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRKa) shares into Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRKb) shares to donate, possibly preparing for...

January is shaping up to be a rough month for the major asset classes, with one exception: commodities. Using a set of ETF proxies, a broad measure of commodities is posting a solid gain year to...

Thanks to the Bank of Canada’s two jumbo 50bps cuts while the U.S. Federal Reserve hasn’t budged, the USD/CAD exchange rate has surged to new highs—or new lows, depending on your perspective. Right...

ETF providers have wide discretion when it comes to distribution policies. Most ETFs opt for quarterly payouts, some choose semi-annual or annual distributions, while income-oriented ETFs often...

I’ve always hypothesized that Canadian investors’ obsession with yield and income investing stems from the benefits of our Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) – thanks Jim Flaherty! The TFSA’s structure...

In my review of the iShares Core High Dividend ETF (NYSE:HDV), I mentioned that all the major fund managers—State Street, Vanguard, Schwab, and iShares—offer a lineup of dividend-focused ETFs....

If you’re trading on BMO InvestorLine, here are a few BMO ETFs worth considering for a globally diversified portfolio. BMO S&P 500 Index ETF (ZSP) 60% of the portfolio goes to ZSP, giving you...