Index investing, passive investing or Couch Potato investing is meant to reduce your costs (i.e. low management fees) while beating most of the mutual funds and\/or advisor-managed accounts. The strategy is no secret: you choose a few low cost index-trade funds (ETFs) to create your own all-ETF portfolio according to your risk profile and then…<\/p>\n
You sit on your couch and wait for the market to grow your investments. <\/p>\n
Or that’s what one would think. <\/p>\n
But there’s one moment when the Couch Potato investor should get off the couch! <\/p>\n
The secret to successful Canadian Couch Potato Index Investing is to periodically get off the couch and REBALANCE. It’s the one secret thing that will set the Couch Potato investors apart. The ones that rebalance and the ones that don’t.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
If you’re too lazy to think about rebalancing, you still have some options. <\/p>\n