Selling in tough times
Now officially in recession, many small business owners are naturally worried about revenue. To continue to close sales during this economic storm, entrepreneurs might find it necessary to modify their selling techniques as follows. Extend payment terms. Concerns about cash flow might stop your business customers from buying from you. Make it easy for them…
How to get on the ETF Trading Scene
Starting to buy Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) sounds scary but its not. Anyone interested in this lucrative market who knows how to buy stocks can just as easily purchases ETFs. First rule is to make buying ETFs as inexpensive as possible by using firms that give you access to a wide range of ETFs for,…
The Optimal ETF’s for VHNW Investor Portfolios?
The ETF industry in the early days had a vast majority of funds tracked well-known equity benchmarks, such as the S&P 500, Russell 1000, and Dow Jones Industrial Average. As the benefits of ETFs have become more widely known and understood, the number of issuers and ETFs has increased significantly, and so has the scope…
Free Online ETF Tools
Bonus Tool ETF Database recently launched ETFdb Pro, a line of premium content including all-ETF portfolios, ETFdb Category research reports, a monthly ETF newsletter, and monthly mailbag session with ETF experts. Quantitative Analysis For investors looking to do more in-depth research into potential ETF investments, expense calculations, asset correlations, investment outlooks, and fund ratings may…
How do investors use ETFs?
ETFs are popular among institutional investors to make rapid and large bets on sectors such as oil, gold, waste-management and semiconductors. They also use ETFs to hedge their bets on stocks, bonds, commodities and other securities. In 2007, managers introduced ETFs for use in retirement accounts such as 401(k) plans, as well as life- cycle…
List of some Popular ETFS and some of the biggest ETFs as of Feb. 29, 2008?
DIAMONDS Trust (DIA:AMEX) This popular ETF Tracks the Dow Jones Industrial Average, a benchmark of 30 blue chip stocks selected by The Wall Street Journal. The index is highly subjective and rather antiquated in its formula but serves as a good barometer for very large old-line US companies. iShares S & P 500 (IVV:AMEX) Barclays’…
Advantages and Disadvantages of ETFs versus mutual funds?
I believe the choice of which type of investment to pursue — if only one is to be chosen — is more a question of passive versus active management style, and it is not mutually exclusive. Certain investors might choose to own both ETFs and mutual funds to round out their portfolios. Simply put, an…
Are ETFs Guaranteed or Insured?
The risk of the underlying asset is quite another matter. Each asset class must be examined separately, and risk profiles of assets may change over time. Stocks are clearly risky, and ones in technology or emerging markets particularly so. Long-term bonds and real estate are also risky in their own way. Short-term investment grade bonds,…
Difference from ETF and IMF?
IMF (Index mutual funds) also track baskets of securities. Unlike index funds, which are priced once after the end of each trading session, ETF (Exchange-traded funds) prices changes throughout the day because they’re traded like shares. Like shares, they can also be sold short — a bet that the index value will decline — and…
What is an ETF (Exchange-traded fund) and how it works?
ETF (Exchange-Traded Fund), is an investment product representing a basket of securities that track an index such as the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index. ETFs, which are available to individual investors only through brokers and advisers, they trade stocks on an exchange. In theory all that a fund manager needs to do is establish clear…