Home country bias explained
December 23, 2013 by Dave
Filed under Investing, Investor Behaviour
Home country bias occurs when you make investment decisions based on what is familiar and close to you rather than on an objective and complete understanding of opportunities. Canadians are extremely prone to this tendency because Canadian investment opportunities (though some may be excellent) make up only about 4% of the world market. Thus, an […]
Advisor compensation videos and booklet
December 23, 2013 by Dave
Filed under Investing, Mutual Funds
Invesco Canada has created two excellent short videos that explain advisor compensation and mutual fund expenses. These are in complete agreement with my own explanations to clients and previous web site postings. For anyone who has questions about advisor compensation or mutual fund expenses, I highly recommend these two YouTube videos. Understanding investment costs: a […]