EWI’s Wayne Stough adds another Flash opportunity service to the line-up: ETFs October 7, 2010 By Elliott Wave International Every trader or active investor at times wishes they could pick the brain of a pro that has “pulled the trigger” on real-money trades before. EWI Director of Analysis Wayne Stough is one of these pros. Read more...
iShares Brazil ETF – EWZ – Let the carnival begin!
September 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Here’s a market that we like a lot more than the US market. It looks set to take out the highs that were seen in December of 2009. If that’s the case, we could see this market make all-time highs quickly. You definitely want to have the iShares Brazil ETF on your radar screen. In this new short video, I show you what I’m looking at and how we showcased this market last week Read more...
How to play the inverse, leveraged Euro ETF
July 14, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Here’s a unique take on how to play the inverse, leveraged Euro ETF. The video runs a little over two minutes and gets right to the meat and potatoes of this market. This particular ETF is leveraged and trades almost 2,000,000 shares a day, so it is nice and liquid. What makes the Euro ETF so interesting, is that it plays such a big part on the financial world stage. Watch the video Read more...
ETFs For Commodity Investors
February 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Exchange Traded Funds
In recent years, there is one type of fund that has hit the commodities market creating a major impact. This comes in the form of exchange traded funds. United States markets alone hold more than $10 billion in assets, as of 2009. The investor has many choices when it comes to using these funds. They use them to purchase exposure to individual commodity sectors, gold, oil, broad-based commodity futures indexes, and silver. What makes these funds so popular is the fact that they are very easy to purchase. They are purchased as an exchange-traded fund as an investor would purchase any other security. Exchange traded funds are considered very affordable because there is no commission charge for purchase and they cost approximately 75% less than a commodity mutual fund.
Exchange-Traded Funds Linked to Individual Commodities Futures
Futures are very popular with investors, which can be considered the home of commodities-linked exchange trade funds. The way this works is that this type of fund will buy futures with leverage, but they will only offer a small part of the cost of the contract. Then the remaining balance will go to treasuries, who will in turn generate income from the interest that is accumulated. When an investor begins to inquire about the return he or she will get on their investment, the answer can be increasingly complicated. This is because it is based on many different contingencies that begin with roll yield, collateral interest income, and ends with any changes in spot price.
Active ETFs on the Launch Pad – Morningstar Video
February 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Rick Ferri, founder of Portfolio Solutions and the author of ‘The ETF Book,’ on the rise of the ‘Spindex’ and why 2010 will be known as the year of active ETF launches. Read more...
Where can I find ETF Portfolio Composition Files?
October 28, 2009 By 2 Comments
While some ETF marketers distribute stale lists of the stocks that compose a particular ETF, I would like to find a source of machine-readable, up-to-date PCFs. Can anyone point me to a location where they can be found or a service that sells access to them? Read more...
Are Municipal Bond ETF Dividends Taxable if the bonds held are in your state of residence?
October 26, 2009 By 1 Comment
I live in California and I am looking at CMF. CMF is an Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) which holds CA Muni Bonds and pays a monthly dividend. Do I pay taxes on these monthly dividends if I live in California? Read more...