Tips

March 30, 2016 ETF No Comments

Three Tips for Investing in Emerging Markets

Three Tips for Investing in Emerging Markets Based on my decades of experience as both an advisor and an investor, I’ve compiled three quick tips to help you make sense of this … Alternatively, you can diversify through an exchange-traded fund (ETF) and leave the work to proven, active fund … Continue reading at wallstreetdaily.com […]

March 18, 2016 ETF No Comments

2 Popular Inflation Protected “TIPS” Bond ETFs in 2016 (TIP, IPE)

2 Popular Inflation Protected “TIPS” Bond ETFs in 2016 (TIP, IPE) nearly $ 24 billion is now invested in TIPS-related ETFs. The structure of TIPS can be confusing and could cost investors money if they don’t understand what they’re investing in. There also could be some misunderstanding about what type of protection … Continue reading […]

March 15, 2016 ETF No Comments

Video: Tips for Aspiring New ETF Issuers

March 12, 2016 Personal No Comments

March Madness Money Management Tips and Expert Betting Advice

March Madness Money Management Tips and Expert Betting Advice For a lot of people, the NCAA Tournament is all about filling out brackets and playing pools. Bettors know, though, that the real fun and profit in March is to be had not in playing pools but in betting on the tournament itself. There is a […]

March 8, 2016 ETF No Comments

9 investing tips for the working class

March 6, 2016 News No Comments

Tips for talking to your insurance company after a car accident

Tips for talking to your insurance company after a car accident One of the most common post-accident missteps is admitting fault. (Photo: Getty Images/moodboard RF) It’s your “good neighbor.” It’s “on your side.” But after a car accident, some drivers fear their insurance company won’t be such a pal. Continue reading at usatoday.com Costco’s entry-level […]

February 16, 2016 Large Cap 3 Comments

7 tips to survive the stock market downturn

7 tips to survive the stock market downturn Some tips on what they should do to survive this … Reduce exposure to mid- and small-cap funds: Ideally, 50-70 per cent of your portfolio should be allocated to large-cap funds and 20-30 per cent to mid- and small-cap funds. Owing to the run-up in … Continue […]

January 28, 2016 ETF No Comments

Capital Investment Advisors Has $3,411,000 Position in iShares Barclays TIPS Bond Fund (TIP)

Capital Investment Advisors Has ,411,000 Position in iShares Barclays TIPS Bond Fund (TIP) Capital Investment Advisors reduced its stake in shares of iShares Barclays TIPS Bond Fund (ETF) (NYSE:TIP) by 1.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 31,096 shares of the company’s stock after … […]

I want you to think about money for a moment. Who uses it? The whole world does in some form or another. Another advantage that the Forex market has is that there will always be a need for money. You are simply trading one currency for another in the currency market as the 4x is commonly reffered to. The Forex market is not going anywhere. It is here to stay. The only question is then who will be a part of it. We need money to buy the things we use everyday and so do those who live in the other parts of this world.

According to Lubaszka, the U.S. dollar has lost more than 80% of its original value since the early 70's when we went to a floating currency, a situation not helped very much by the debut of the Euro in the late 1990s. Unlike American dollars, a portion of the Euro is gold-backed, a stability feature that has helped it outperform the dollar over the long haul. It is for this reason that many foreign investors have been taking money out of U.S. dollars and putting it into gold and oil instead, one explanation for why the price of both has continued to rise in recent months.

In some cases, in fact, it's not even the same fund to begin with. Remember, after a management change, the rating stays with the fund, not the portfolio manager. Therefore, a fund's rating might be based almost entirely on the track record of a manager who is no longer with the fund.