Index Investing

XIC – iShares S&P TSX Capped Composite Index Fund

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Written by Vicky @ Vix Money XIC – iShares S&P TSX Capped Composite Index Fund – was introduced on February 16, 2001, and seeks to replicate the largest and most liquid securities listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX). It is part of a group of ETFs owned by iShares, and, as of June 11, 2009, is now currently being managed by BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited. The iShares fund family continues to lead the market amongst all the providers, managing approximately 2/3 of all the money currently invested in the Canadian ETF market. When choosing to invest in XIC, …

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Should You Invest In Dividend Stocks or ETFs?

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Written by Teacher Man™, at My University Money. If you’d like to guest post on the Dividend Ninja, be sure to check out our Guest Posting Guidelines. Hello citizens of Dividend Nation.  My pen name is Teacher Man™ and I am co-owner of the blog My University Money.  I also write for several other personal finance blogs, and have recently decided to try my hand at this whole eBook thing.  Before I get into trying to convince an audience full of dividend believers that I believe I have a better approach, I should probably get one thing straight.  As long …

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Building My Portfolio for Retirement, with Dividends and Bonds

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In my mid to late 40’s, my focus of late has been more on planning for retirement and how I will generate a consistent monthly income to fund my retirement. I find myself in between the need to increase my portfolio through capital appreciation, but also for the need to generate monthly income in retirement. I can take early retirement nine years from now, and I fully plan on doing so! What I will need at that time is monthly income. I’ve weighed the pros and cons. I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m better off creating a stable portfolio …

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Millionaire Teacher Review: Part-1

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[easyazon_image add_to_cart=”default” align=”left” asin=”0470830069″ cloaking=”default” height=”auto” localization=”default” locale=”CA” nofollow=”default” new_window=”default” src=”http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51%2BLQccNmEL.jpg” tag=”divninjaca-20″ width=”220″]After several months of waiting, I was excited I to have finally received Andrew’s new book – [easyazon_link asin=”0470830069″ locale=”CA” new_window=”default” nofollow=”default” tag=”divninjaca-20″ add_to_cart=”default” cloaking=”default” localization=”default” popups=”default”]Millionaire Teacher: The Nine Rules of Wealth You Should Have Learned in School[/easyazon_link].  Andrew Hallam is one of my favourite bloggers and finance writers. If you’re not familiar with Andrew’s writing he is indeed a Millionaire teacher residing in Singapore. I am certain he is a true inspiration to not only his students, but also to other investors. He has given investment …

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