Episode 9 : The Value Premium

In this episode of Capital Topics, James Parkyn, François Doyon La Rochelle and Raymond Kerzérho discuss the following portfolio management and financial planning subjects:

  • In the news: The emergence of ARK Financial ETFs in the U.S.

  • The Value Premium: Fact or Fantasy?

  • Bad advice of the day: “Increase the allocation to cash”

  • Listener’s question: “Once my registered account contributions are maximized, what are the best categories of ETFs for greater tax efficiency and simpler accounting?

Episode 8: Lessons of 2020

In this episode of Capital Topics, James Parkyn, François Doyon La Rochelle and Raymond Kerzérho discuss the following portfolio management and financial planning subjects:

  • In the news: Our asset class return review as of year-end

  • Investment lessons of 2020

  • Good advice of the day: “Contribute early to your registered accounts”

  • Listener’s question: “Considering the high correlation between regional markets and the disappointing performance of the Canadian and international equity markets, should I concentrate my portfolio on U.S. stocks?”

Episode 7: Evaluating Portfolio Performance

In this episode of Capital Topics, James Parkyn, François Doyon La Rochelle and Raymond Kerzérho discuss the following portfolio management and financial planning subjects:

  • In the news: Goldman Sachs merges 5 thematic ETFs. What can we learn from that?

  • Evaluating portfolio performance: a roundtable

  • Good advice of the day: “Switch to Class D mutual funds”

  • Listener’s question: “Is it preferable to contribute now to my RRSP or to wait until early 2021?”


Episode 6: Private equity funds

In this episode of Capital Topics, James Parkyn, François Doyon La Rochelle and Raymond Kerzérho discuss the following subjects:

  • Capital Gain Distributions from Canadian ETFs

  • Private equity funds

  • The good advice of the day: Year-end tax planning (part II)

  • Listener’s question: What are the consequences of excess contributions to a TFSA?

Episode 5 - The Active-Passive Barometer

In this episode of Capital Topics, James Parkyn, François Doyon La Rochelle and Raymond Kerzérho discuss the following subjects:

  • Canadian banks launch a new type of bonds

  • The “Active-Passive Barometer” report from Morningstar

  • The good advice of the day: Year-end tax planning part 1

  • Listener’s question: What’s the best geographic allocation across Canadian, U.S. and international equity?

Links From Today’s Episode:

Tax-loss selling – How to avoid superficial losses: https://bit.ly/32FIusb

Vanguard document about the home country bias among Canadian investors: https://bit.ly/36NeYC7