Sentences with phrase «canadian bond investment»

Not exact matches

Canadian investors tend to stick close to home when buying bonds and other fixed - income investments, but diversifying is worthwhile if you do your homework

Which doesn't cover investments in shares, the returns on which are directly affected by changes in the corporate tax rate (or the myriad of other investment vehicles liked bonds, REITs, mutual fund trusts, etc. that make up the bulk of the universe for Canadian investors).

With the exception of the very front end of the yield curve, Canadian government bond yields declined, as did spreads on investment grade corporate bonds.

Government of Canada marketable debt, which includes treasury bills and marketable bonds, is distributed through competitive auctions to Government Securities Distributors, a group of banks and investment dealers in the Canadian market.

In addition, SMART Saver women have less of their assets in cash (56 %) than other Canadian women (66 %), and are far more likely to have portfolio exposures to equities, bonds and investment properties.

In BlackRock's annual Global Investor Pulse survey, Canadians expressed a strong bias to domestic funds; the research revealed that Canadian investors hold approximately two - thirds of their investments in Canadian stocks and bonds [1].

In that case it would be worthwhile making sure a lot of your investments are in Canadian dollars as well — perhaps by concentrating on Canadian bonds.

Canada and the United States are alike in more ways than one, but should U.S. investors consider the Canadian bond market as an investment destination?

Cash, eligible Canadian and U.S. equities, mutual funds, bonds, money market instruments, foreign investments and some options can all be held in your self - directed RSP / RIF portfolio.

Within the last year I started with the Couch potato portfolio of TD e-funds (25 % each of Canadian Bond Index, U.S. Index, International Index, Canadian Index), for both my RRSP & non registered investments.

The iShares Canadian Universe Bond Index ETF (XBB), which tracks the overall Canadian investment - grade bond market, has a duration of Bond Index ETF (XBB), which tracks the overall Canadian investment - grade bond market, has a duration of bond market, has a duration of 6.9.

Full - service brokerages, online brokerages and investment dealers who trade stocks and bonds are regulated by the Investment Industry Regulatory Association of Canada (IIROC) and are automatically members of the Canadian Investor Protection Fuinvestment dealers who trade stocks and bonds are regulated by the Investment Industry Regulatory Association of Canada (IIROC) and are automatically members of the Canadian Investor Protection FuInvestment Industry Regulatory Association of Canada (IIROC) and are automatically members of the Canadian Investor Protection Fund (CIPF).

For instance, the RBC Target 2020 Corporate Bond ETF will replicate the performance of a portfolio of Canadian dollar - denominated investment grade corporate bonds that effectively mature in 2020.

(1) Canso's Investment Grade and Broad Corporate bond mandates are in the top quartile of the Pavilion ™ Performance Appraisal Report of Canadian fixed income managers since inception in 1997.

-- The Four Pillars of Investing is quite good too — The Wealth Barber is a (kind of dated) Canadian Classic — For a more sophisticated look at over all investment, I like «Are you a Stock or a Bond?»

What you pay depends on a number of factors: Where you buy the bond — say an online broker or a full service investment firm; what type it is — U.S., Canadian, corporate or government; and how much of it you want — the price can go down the more you buy, so institutional investors usually get a better price.

I'd recommend using the customization feature and replacing these with investment - grade Canadian bonds only.

It noted that in January 2010 Canadian investors more than doubled their investment in bond funds, an increase of $ 806.5 million.

If you're looking for a single fund that covers the Canadian investment - grade bond market, look for one that tracks the DEX Universe.

Because he has a reliable pension, he can afford to take more risk with his other investments by putting 70 % in Canadian, U.S. and international equities, and the rest in bonds.

You also need a few ingredients to make a well - diversified investment portfolio — some Canadian equity, some U.S. and international equity and a dollop (even a large dollop) of fixed income, perhaps in the form of bonds or a bond fund.

When we talk about government bonds, especially Canadian Government Bonds, we think of prudent safe investmbonds, especially Canadian Government Bonds, we think of prudent safe investmBonds, we think of prudent safe investments.

The Vanguard Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF will track an index of Canadian government and investment grade corporate bonds.

However, all Canadian mutual funds or ETFs, regardless of whether they hold Canadian or foreign stocks or bonds, are classified as passive foreign investment companies (PFICs).

The Vanguard Canadian Short - Term Bond ETF will track an index of Canadian government and investment grade corporate bonds with maturities ranging from 1 to 5 years.

The sectors covered by the active ETFs are Canadian Dividend, U.S. Dividend, Global Dividend, Preferred Shares and Crossover Bonds (those on the line between investment grade and high - yield).

Canada and the United States are alike in more ways than one, but should U.S. investors consider the Canadian bond market as an investment destination?

The bonds are a universe of all Canadian bonds (SCM Universe of federal, provincial, including investment - grade corporates).

Canada Savings Bonds (CSBs) and Canada Premium Bonds (CPBs) are considered lower - risk investments because they're backed by the Canadian government.

The other thing I would suggest is to consider the tax implications of each investment and then balance them across multiple accounts; ie, the stuff that generates interest and that is taxed at the highest rates (Bonds, GICs, REITs) goes in your TFSAs, International stuff goes into your RRSPs so there's no withholding of foreign dividends, and stuff that generates Canadian dividends goes in your taxable account to get the Canadian gross up tax dividend.

Yields of Canadian corporate investment - grade and high - yield bonds have been trending lower (up in price) since the beginning of March 2016.

DXV aims to provide a floating rate of interest income while preserving capital by investing primarily in Canadian investment grade corporate bonds and through using interest rate derivatives that seek to mitigate the effects of interest rate fluctuations.

DEX Universe Bond Index: With over 1,000 bonds represented, this index has broad representation from investment - grade bonds issued by Canadian companies and by government - sector issuers.

Adding asset classes such as bonds and foreign investments to a Canadian stock portfolio reduces risk by 40 % and narrows the range of returns in a given year to between -9.0 % and +30 %.

Alternatively, if you put your money into an investment portfolio comprised of Canadian stocks, international stocks, and bonds you would be able to lower your risk through diversification.

If you want to pick your own non-core high - yield North American corporate bond fund, TD offers the TD High Yield Bond Fund, which focuses mainly on BB and B rated issues at the higher quality end of below - investment grade and mostly hedges its U.S. currency exposure back to the Canadian dolbond fund, TD offers the TD High Yield Bond Fund, which focuses mainly on BB and B rated issues at the higher quality end of below - investment grade and mostly hedges its U.S. currency exposure back to the Canadian dolBond Fund, which focuses mainly on BB and B rated issues at the higher quality end of below - investment grade and mostly hedges its U.S. currency exposure back to the Canadian dollar.

For the fixed - income investments, Bender recommended an ETF tracking the whole Canadian bond market, and another that includes only short - term bonds.

Investment returns — bond interest, Canadian and foreign stock dividends, capital gains — are taxed in different ways.

Ideally, you would want to have more tax efficient investments like Canadian stocks held outside your RRSPs and less tax efficient investments like bonds held inside your RRSPs.

Canso Investment Counsel Ltd. is a specialty manager of Canadian corporate bond portfolios for some of Canada's most sophisticated investors.

Hence Canadian Government bonds become a great investment option for investors.

In non-registered accounts, owning investments that generate capital gains is more efficient than dividends in most cases and, Canadian dividends are more tax efficient than foreign dividends and interest income that bonds and GICs produce.

Often, investment in farmland outperforms Canadian stock and bond indices.

To those who want some income from their investment, another alternative is the Canadian government Real Return Bond (RRB) program, which issues inflation - linked government bonds.

As we explained above, Canadian plan sponsors have traditionally restricted their managers to investment grade bonds, particularly rated A or higher.

Since investor bear no currency risk from holding these bonds, Maple Bonds are an attractive investment security for Canadian invesbonds, Maple Bonds are an attractive investment security for Canadian invesBonds are an attractive investment security for Canadian investors.

PowerShares 1 - 5 Year Laddered Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (TSX: PSB) tracks the performance of a bond ladder comprised of Canadian investment - grade corporate bonds maturing in one to fInvestment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (TSX: PSB) tracks the performance of a bond ladder comprised of Canadian investment - grade corporate bonds maturing in one to five yeBond ETF (TSX: PSB) tracks the performance of a bond ladder comprised of Canadian investment - grade corporate bonds maturing in one to five yebond ladder comprised of Canadian investment - grade corporate bonds maturing in one to finvestment - grade corporate bonds maturing in one to five years.

Brokers are graded here on their webpage for trading stocks, bonds and funds; on the range of investment products clients can buy online; and the availability of registered accounts that can hold U.S. dollars (many brokers force a conversion into Canadian dollars when clients sell U.S. stocks or receive dividends from such stocks).

Up until I read about the buzz around Vanguard and it's lower MERs, I was planning on investing all of our money in the Complete Couch Potato portfolio as suggested in the 2011 Edition of the MoneySense Guide To The Perfect Portfolio: i.e. — Canadian equity 20 % iShares S&P / TSX Capped Composite (XIC) US equity 15 % Vanguard Total Stock Market (VTI) International equity 15 % Vanguard Total International Stock (VXUS) Real estate investment trusts 10 % BMO Equal Weight REITs (ZRE) Real - return bonds 10 % iShares DEX Real - Return Bond (XRB) Canadian bonds 30 % iShares DEX Universe Bond (XBB)

In allocating HMA's portfolio, Landry selects the top ranked global asset classes, out of a current universe of 16; which include in part, Canadian and U.S. equities, emerging market equities, U.S. and Canadian bonds, real estate investment trusts, and gold.