Trader or Investor?

“Trader or Investor” Are you an investor or a trader? The answer is I don’t know exactly where one begins and the other one ends. This question needs to be examined because it provides insight into why so many people would be far better off investing in a diversified portfolio of low cost passive investments … Read more

The Advantage of Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs)

ETFs (Exchange-Traded Funds) which can be traded like stock at any time during market hours, have low expense ratios, have less risk than individual stocks, do not have some of the tax disadvantages of a regular mutual fund, do not pool investor capital, and are constructed so they are far less susceptible than “standard” mutual … Read more

Exchange Traded Funds America’s Latest Sizzling Commodity

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 billion in assets, as of 2009. The investor has many choices when it comes to using these … Read more

How To Make Money With Exchange Traded Funds and Financial Spread Betting

Exchange Traded Funds and Financial Spread Betting Combining Financial Spread Betting with ETFs can give you a way to get exposure to an ever growing range of sectors, commodities, global financial indices which you can profit from regardless of markets moving up or down. An as an added bonus UK taxpayers can make tax free … Read more

What is Leveraged ETN Tracking and How Does it Work

An ETN or an Exchange Traded Note is a senior, unsecured, unsubordinated debt security, which is issued by an underwriting bank. ETNs are backed only by the credit of the issuer and they also possess a maturity date.   Leveraged ETN tracking is designed for investors in order to provide access to the returns of … Read more