Blog: Cutting Through the Noise
Just Plain Wrong
Who's Guaranteeing Who?
Excerpt from Tom Bradley's blog on August 26, 2009
Be warned. I write this after a long day, a glass of wine and having just read an article on ‘Target Date’ funds in Monday’s Report on Business (Target-date Funds Miss Their Mark). Shirley Won’s piece on these packaged, marketing-driven, fee-laden...Read More
Retire 40% Slower
Excerpt from Scott Ronalds's blog on February 14, 2008
I stumbled across a large ad in the Vancouver Sun last week that caught my attention. The headline: Retire 12.2% Faster. How could I not read on! The ad was from the Bank of Montreal and it was referring ...Read More
TD Securities II - Wow, That was a Decision!
Excerpt from Tom Bradley's blog on August 8, 2007
I wrote a piece in March about the TD Bank double ending an investment banking transaction ( TD Securities Does a Double Ender ). The theme of the posting was how free the investment banks are to operate with huge ...Read More
Closed-end Funds: Should Small Investors Pay Startup Costs?
Excerpt from Tom Bradley's blog on May 1, 2007
The Glove and Mail, Report on Business Published April 28, 2007 I get grouchy when I see products being offered that are just plain bad for investors. I've been grouchy a lot lately, particularly with all the high-fee, principal-protected products ...Read More
TD Securities Does a Double Ender
Excerpt from Tom Bradley's blog on March 5, 2007
There was a small item in the paper last Wednesday entitled “TD gets a double-dip from Fortis transaction.” The transaction involved repatriating the old B.C. Gas distribution business back into Canadian hands (Yeh!). U.S.-based Kinder Morgan sold Fortis the assets ...Read More
Structured Products – Proud to Shroud
Excerpt from Tom Bradley's blog on February 27, 2007
I like to read Doug Steiner’s columns in the ROB Magazine. You never know what he’s going to write about. You do know, however, that he will have a strong view on whatever it is. In this month’s issue, Doug ...Read More
