Category Archives: Index Funds

I Should Have Bought An Index Fund

An index fund is a mutual fund that tracks a certain index. Large market indexes include the S&P TSX, Dow Jones and S&P 500. Index funds based on these indexes are a great way to invest in the stock market without buying individual stocks or actively managed mutual funds. Unfortunately, I didn’t always know about…

How To Setup and Rebalance TD e-Series Funds

There is a bit of effort you need to put in to invest in TD e-Series Funds, but it is worth it. First of all, you need to apply using the pdf available on the TD Canada Trust website. The Account Application is pretty straightforward. You’ll need to provide information like your name, SIN, date…

TD e-Series Funds

TD e-Series Funds may be the simplest way for someone to invest in a diversified portfolio with low Management Expense Ratios (MERs). Below are the four funds that you can use to build a rather complete portfolio and would work well for regular contributions into an RRSP or RESP. TD Canadian Bond Index tracks the…

Money Sense

Money Sense has been a very inspirational magazine to me. Whenever I find the latest magazine in my mailbox I stop whatever I’m currently reading to read it from cover to cover. Their articles cover everything related to money, including leveraged investing, financial makeovers, real estate and rating stocks. They also have interesting articles on buying cars, surviving the…