Why should you invest in gold & silver? How much of your investment dollars should you allocate to them? Should it be invested in bullion, ETFs, mutual funds, individual mining/royalty stocks or warrants? This article provides the answers.
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Today’s infographic comes to us from StocksToTrade and it showcases the basics around mutual funds, including their history, typical structures, why people invest in them, and how fees usually break down.
Read More »Don’t Invest in Mutual Funds! Here’s Why (+4K Views)
The amount of evidence stacking up that mutual funds do not provide value for their investors is just staggering so what is an investor to do?
Read More »ETF Investors: Avoid These 10 Common Mistakes (+3K Views)
While ETFs offer numerous advantages over traditional actively-managed mutual funds and individual stocks - near total transparency, intraday trading, and a (generally) more straightforward tax situation - they aren’t foolproof, and there are plenty of opportunities to make mistakes while investing in ETFs. Words: 1991
Read More »10 Ways to Build a Benchmark Beating Global ETF Portfolio (+3K Views)
Building your portfolios with low-cost, tax-efficient ETFs is a smart strategy but don't set it on auto pilot. Follow these 10 ETF investment rules to build a global portfolio that will beat the benchmarks.
Read More »What You Need To Know About Investing In ETFs (+2K Views)
Whether you’re already an ETF investor or have just been hearing about them, you may be curious to know more or understand them better. Here are 5 questions (and brief answers) to help you get started.
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Follow these five trading tips and you’ll be surprised how much your results can improve. Are they magic? No, not at all. You’ll still have plenty of ups and downs but good trade execution is still a very important step for more active investors. Words: 994
Read More »Which 2 Investment Behaviors Are Most Associated With Negative Returns & to What Degree?
Which types of investment behavior are most associated with negative returns and to what degree? This article isolates 2 specific bad behaviors that hurt investor returns most and recommends how such shortcomings can easily be avoided.
Read More »If You Think Silver Is Going To Increase In 2013 Here's How to Best Maximize Your Return
I am not normally a big fan of precious metals but in 2013 I am an unabashed fan of silver. If SLV were to return 15% next year there is a 95% probability that a ProShares Ultrashort Silver ETF (ZSL) put option on SLV would return 80%+! [Let me explain how I have come to that conclusion.] Words: 985
Read More »Nick Barisheff: Make Sure You’ll Actually OWN the Gold Bullion Before You Buy – Here’s Why and How (+3K Views)
Worldwide economic uncertainty has created a growing interest in precious metals as a way to...protect one's wealth from impending economic Armageddon...Unfortunately, many today don’t know how to purchase or store bullion, and consequently may find themselves as vulnerable to financial collapse as those who didn’t purchase any bullion at all. [This article outlines what rigorous due diligence is absolutely required when entering into an agreement to buy gold bullion and how it should be stored and why. Don't buy any gold product without reading this article first.]
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