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Market Highlights December was a na*ty month for stocks and a terrific one for bonds, especially longer term government bonds which benefitted most from retreating interest rates. Notable central bank activity included the ECB announcement of the end of as*et purchases and the rate hike by the Federal Reserve to 2.25% – 2.50% (although the … Continue reading “CanETF Portfolio December Update: 2018 Reflections (And A Bear Market)” Market Highlights November provided some welcome relief after the losses endured in October. Notable events include: U.S. midterm election results came in as expected on November 6, with the Democrats gaining control of the House and the Republicans keeping the Senate. Oil prices fell into a bear market and then some, sparking renewed production cut … Continue reading “CanETF Portfolio November Update: Dovish Signal Helps Risk As*ets” In the October update, Canadian preferred shares were mentioned as a potential new holding. They have fallen substantially since then. The initial dip below $14 was tempting, but patience paid off and within weeks a much better price was available. The CanETF Portfolio bought Continue reading “CanETF Portfolio Trade #5: Patient Purchase of (Canadian) Preferreds” The CanETF Portfolio is a real money ETF portfolio incepted on January 1, 2018 with $5,000 CAD and $5,000 USD. All ETFs are eligible for investment – all Canadian ETFs for the Canadian portion and all U.S. ETFs for the USD portion. The strategy is entirely unconstrained, and can invest in any ETF or cash in any proportion. The goal is to maximize long term risk-adjusted returns while limiting downside Regular updates will be posted, including a monthly review and a trade notification every time an ETF is bought or sold. Portfolio construction philosophy, trade rationale, and thoughts on current and potential holdings will be shared in these updates. Performance will primarily be as*essed on a monthly basis. Due to the unconstrained nature of the strategy, no direct benchmark will be