Leveraged ETF

Treasury and bond exchange traded funds have been getting a lot of attention in the past year as Treasury’s have been in a bubble. While it is not nothing new that treasury’s go into a bubble mode, it is definitely something to pay attention to in terms of asset allocation. First, lets’ examine how the fixed income [...]

For some off reason,bonds have really started to come into favor recently. The main argument I have seen is many institutional investors are moving from stocks to bonds as the market has had a nice run up. Personally, I have never been a bond type of investor but as I do a little more research [...]

Below is a complete list of Bond Fund exchange traded funds (ETFs). The list of Bond Fund ETFs are constantly growing but this bond fund etf list is a great start for those interested in any of the subcategories. Corporate Bond ETF list iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund (LQD) iShares iBoxx $ [...]

One of the soundest advices given on investing is to diversify one’s portfolio. If you are thinking of following this advice, the best way to doing so is to invest in foreign markets which are currently growing their economy’s faster than developed nations. Working with international bond ETFs will allow you to gain access and [...]

As I meet individuals who are also interested  in finance and investing, I’m surprised of the amount of people who are interested in fixed income instruments. I ask myself why, as historically stocks have provided better returns than bonds. Lately, fixed income is the last place I would like to be as some of the [...]

I’m pretty good at choosing stocks. For years, I have studied the writings and words of some of the past and present investors. Til recently, I focused all my attention to value investing and well known investors like Warren Buffett. But, when markets rally like recently, one has to look for different asset classes for [...]

Exchange Traded Funds (ETF’s) are securities which are traded on the stock exchange in a similar way to company stocks. Like any other stock, the prices of these ETF’s tend to differ according to market demand. For investors seeking to escape from management fees, these stocks are a wonderful investment opportunity. ETF’s are very much [...]

Investors seeking a diversified portfolio usually purchase two types of securities: stocks for growth and possibly some income, called dividends; and, fixed income securities providing interest income. Fixed income securities are relatively stable in value under normal market conditions. Their prices can vary depending on a number of variables, including interest rate changes and the [...]

One of my favorite things about the ETF universe is the wide array of products being offered. But that’s not it, things are constantly getting better. Expense ratios are constantly being cut as companies wage a price war against each other to attract more money. The other method they do to attract new money is [...]

The last few years have undoubtedly been the toughest financially of the last 50 years or so. For the first time in a long time, we have actually seen banks struggling, and also equally as worrying, we have seen rises in unemployment in a number of locations around the world. These troubling times have caused [...]