The Trade Confirmation Slip

This little slip carries outsized importance Read the full article

May Fund OBSERVER 2013

May Fund OBSERVER 2013  Read the full article 

April Fund OBSERVER 2013

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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

March Fund OBSERVER 2013

March Fund OBSERVER 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

February Fund OBSERVER 2013

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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

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

Mutual Fund Wraps

Learn about the pros and cons of Mutual Fund wraps .Read the full article