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ETF vs Index Fund: Which Should Canadians Invest In? By Iain Butler: Chief Investment Advisor, Motley Fool Canada Fool At first glance, it can be tough to distinguish exchange-traded funds (ETFs) from index funds. Both offer you a basket of securities (stocks, bonds, commodities, currencies, to name a few). Both passively follow an underlying index market (like the S&P/TSX), rather than a fund manager’s investing strategy. And both enjoy relatively low operating fees. But beyond these similarities, ETFs and index funds have significant differences. A savvy investor knows the difference be...

These two top Canadian stocks should be on your buy-and-hold radar.

Image source: Getty Images. TD Bank(TSX:TD)(NYSE:TD) proved the doubters wrong after surging nearly 50% since those late-October lows — a time when some analysts turned their backs against the banking giant. Before Pfizer unveiled its COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough, things were horrific for the big banks. Loan growth was meagre, provisions for credit losses (PCLs) seemed uncontrollable, net interest margins (NIMs) were as thin as ever, and some may have thought that bank-wide dividend pauses were a symptom of something far more horrific. There was nearly nothing to look ...

Image source: Getty Images The pandemic has provided whip-sawing stock prices this past year. Accordingly, investors may be enticed to steer clear of the economic turmoil and seek greater defensiveness and diversification. Well, these three stocks provide these factors in spades. Here’s why I think these three stocks deserve a hard look by long-term investors today. Alimentation Couche-Tard Alimentation Couche-Tard (TSX:ATD.B) has continued to be one of my top picks for quite some time now. One of the best consolidators in the gas station and convenience store segment, ...

Image source: Getty Images As growth stocks continue to run into trouble in the markets today, more investors are taking a look at income-producing stocks. And why not? Bond yields are near historic lows, despite rising marginally of late. Indeed, achieving an ideal mix of income and growth is not that hard for investors who know where to look. Of course, picking the best income stocks is a difficult task. That’s why I’ve picked two of my top dividend stocks on the TSX for investors to peruse and dive into. For those looking for high-quality, high-yield dividend oppor...