#8986346 - 03/28/17 10:52 AM
I'm sick of paying MERs. Self directed RRSPs?
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LNXGUY
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My one mutual fund took an ass kicking last year but of course that doesn't matter as the fund manager has to be paid. To be honest I'm fucking sick of it especially when I start adding up those fees year after year. I'm pretty well diversified but this account is around the 100k mark and it scares the shit out of me to think about managing it myself. This is my retirement we're talking about nothing I'm going to take lightly. I'm sure a few of you guys are in charge of.your own investments I'd really appreciate a little advice on the matter.
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#8986444 - 03/28/17 11:57 AM
Re: I'm sick of paying MERs. Self directed RRSPs?
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SW20_MR2
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Buy ETFs. Think of them exactly likely mutual funds, but they are traded on the stock market. You can buy ones that are indexed so that you don't need to actively manage the portfolio. The MERs tend to be lower than mutual funds. All you need to do is setup a brokerage account. Some of them like Questrade offer commission-free ETF trades.
Google "couch potato portfolio" to get an idea of what ETFs to buy if you want an indexed portfolio. I use it for my kids' money.
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#8986458 - 03/28/17 12:05 PM
Re: I'm sick of paying MERs. Self directed RRSPs?
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LNXGUY
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I've got about 25k socked away in a LIRA right now (pension roll down at work had to do something with the $$$). All invested in TD E-Series ETFs which are doing pretty good actually lol.
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#8986471 - 03/28/17 12:10 PM
Re: I'm sick of paying MERs. Self directed RRSPs?
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LNXGUY
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I guess I've never thought of ETFs as mutual funds per say. Stupid of me I guess. The MERs are way lower for sure (0.45%) compared to the 2.4% I'm paying now.
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#8986685 - 03/28/17 01:49 PM
Re: I'm sick of paying MERs. Self directed RRSPs?
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snowman888
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buy a bank stock, it'll pay you high dividends and the stock will increase steadily
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#8986905 - 03/28/17 03:54 PM
Re: I'm sick of paying MERs. Self directed RRSPs?
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Risky Business
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Don't buy TD's E series, they are shit performance wise. Low MER, but their allocation to track market sucks compared to vanguard. I've been in TD e series for over half a decade and have left a lot of money on table even with the low commissions.
vanguard the fuck out of everything and go to bed.
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#8986922 - 03/28/17 04:03 PM
Re: I'm sick of paying MERs. Self directed RRSPs?
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LNXGUY
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Thanks Vas, I'll look into Vanguard. I'm up across the board with the E-series I've purchased, maybe I got lucky and it's time to move that $$$ around.
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#8986984 - 03/28/17 04:28 PM
Re: I'm sick of paying MERs. Self directed RRSPs?
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Risky Business
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Thanks Vas, I'll look into Vanguard. I'm up across the board with the E-series I've purchased, maybe I got lucky and it's time to move that $$$ around.
You weren't lucky, actually you were unlucky lol.
The point is that with how well the market has done over the last 6+ years, your TD e series tracking the same thing would be up 6% (as an example) a year whereas a vanguard fund tracking the same thing would be up 8%+ so you've "lost" even though you are up (so is everyone else).
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#8987751 - 03/29/17 10:01 AM
Re: I'm sick of paying MERs. Self directed RRSPs?
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LNXGUY
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Hey I'm just happy to not be losing money! I'll take a closer look at Vanguard and make some decisions. I wonder how my financial advisor is going to take this? Lol
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#8987897 - 03/29/17 10:59 AM
Re: I'm sick of paying MERs. Self directed RRSPs?
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furball
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-co...-risk-1.4044702
adviser vs advisor ...
What's in a vowel?
A common trick for misleading customers, according to Elford, is the banking industry's use of the term "financial advisor" — spelled with an "o."
He says "advisor" is an unregulated title that anyone can use, whereas the title "adviser" — spelled with an "e" — can only be used if the employee has a fiduciary responsibility to the client.
"Advisors can sell you the third, fourth, fifth or least beneficial product to you," Elford said. "They do that a great deal of the time if it makes them more commissions, or if their bank manager is telling them they need to sell more of the house-brand product."
The Ontario Securities Commission confirms that "adviser" is a legal term under securities law that describes a person or company that is registered to give advice about securities, whereas "advisor" is not.
In an email to Go Public, the Canadian Securities Administrators confirmed that it does not regulate most titles used by employees in the financial industry.
Edited by furball (03/29/17 02:17 PM)
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#8988027 - 03/29/17 11:59 AM
Re: I'm sick of paying MERs. Self directed RRSPs?
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LNXGUY
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Scary. I wouldn't trust any advice coming from the bank to be honest.
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