This web site is dedicated to investment fund investor education and protection. The multi-billion fund industry plays a key role in the savings and retirement plans of millions of Canadians. Many industry practices provide beartraps for the unsuspecting investor and securities regulations have not kept up with the pace of change in the industry.
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Trailer commissions: Do they skew advisor recommendations?
This article explains how trailer commissions work in mutual funds.Because they are a sales incentive payment they create a powerful conflict-of-interest for advisors.Read the full article
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Saturday, February 9, 2013
Canada US mutual fund fee gap
This is our Submission to the Senate Standing Committee on National Finance studying the issues behind the gap between Canada US pricing of similar products.The Final report was issued in Feb. 2013 but didn't address tgis importamnt issue.None of the submissions were made publicly available so we decided to post ours for readers to see. Read the Submission
Saturday, February 2, 2013
Friday, January 4, 2013
A Review of Canadian Mining Stock Scandals
This
paper is an attempt to provide information to investors, students,
brokers, and professional people who
may
come into contact with a scam. By controlling one's emotions it is
possible to survive such contact and
come
away a more knowledgeable person. The elements that make up mining
stock scams appear to be
obvious
in hind-sight. The scammers who operate in this business are very
clever salesmen who know how
to
exploit weaknesses in human nature. The paper will describe the
elements that generally make up stock scams and how to be wary of
these "red flags". A detailed review of the Bre-X scandal
of 1996-97 will also be given to record the elements that made up the
"Scam of the Century". Mining has a mystique to it that
creates curiosity and intrigue. The image of the old-time prospector
and his mule crossing the wilderness in search of gold is today
replaced by the slick promoter in a three-piece suit running a Boiler
Room with Internet connections and immediate access to information
and the ability to tap into the emotions of investors and ordinary
citizens. The seeking today is often times not for gold but for
pigeons to part with their money.
Read the entire Paper
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Annual Investment Checkup
We all value the Annual medical to check our physical health. Well, it's a very good idea to do an Annual investment Checkup as well. Read the full article
Monday, December 31, 2012
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