Introducing the Freedom 0.10 Portfolio, a simple, sound way to put low-cost ETF investing to work, Rob Carrick writes. You might know this investing strategy by its previous name, Freedom 0.11. Before that, it was Freedom 0.15. Every year, I take on the challenge of building a solid portfolio of exchange-traded funds that costs less than the previous year’s. As you may have guessed, 0.10, 0.11 and 0.15 represent the weighted average management expense ratio for these portfolios over the years.
Exchange-traded funds linked to the bond market have dominated Canadian fund flows this year, a rare occurrence in an environment when stocks are on the rise,. Canadian investors have plowed a record $12.6-billion into bond ETFs this year to date, accounting for more than half of all ETF net sales. The spike in popularity partly reflects an overall demand for safety amid global recession worries. But this year’s bond ETF buying frenzy has a deeper, more lasting catalyst, as investors around the world increasingly replace physical bonds with liquid ETF products, said Daniel Straus, head of ETF research at National Bank Financial. That rising tide has also raised questions about potential unintended consequences of the ETF boom.
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