President Obama: An Index Investor
Posted on 29. May, 2009 by Kyle Waller
A blog posted on CNNMoney.com’s Money and Main Street, Click Here, discusses a vague disclosure report from the White House concerning President Obama’s household assets and investments. (more…)
PowerShares Set to Close 19 ETFs
Posted on 04. May, 2009 by Kyle Waller
PowerShares announced in a May 1, 2009 press release that it will be closing 19 of its ETFs, representing roughly 1% of Invesco PowerShares assets and will mainly include smaller funds representing slices of the market. (more…)
Hedge Fund ETFs: They’re Here
Posted on 21. Apr, 2009 by Kyle Waller
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IndexIQ recently launched its first hedge fund ETF, Wednesday, March 25, 2009. This is following in the wake of 2008 where many hedge funds were affected by mass withdrawals and highly leveraged bets went bad, causing many to shut down. (more…)
Gold Revisited
Posted on 14. Apr, 2009 by Kyle Waller
In recent years, gold has seen spectacular price increases. Looking at some history may reveal where gold is heading in the future and why. (more…)
Forbes Best & Worst ETFs List
Posted on 31. Mar, 2009 by Kyle Waller
Something I’ve been big on lately is ETF tracking error. An ETF’s ability to track an index can be a bigger cost (implicit cost) to an ETF, and investors should be very concerned with this. (more…)
Barclays Selling iShares
Posted on 17. Mar, 2009 by Kyle Waller
Barclays Global Capital announced Monday that the rumors were true and they plan to sell iShares. (more…)
Isaac Newton: The Investor
Posted on 04. Mar, 2009 by Kyle Waller
“Long ago, Sir Isaac Newton gave us three laws of motion, which were the work of genius. (more…)
Currency Must Be Considered When Investing Abroad
Posted on 29. Jan, 2009 by Kyle Waller
In a recent article submitted by us here at Wiser Wealth Management covers what we think is something investors should consider about their international investments and give a way to hedge the currency risk in general. (more…)
VIX ETNs
Posted on 26. Jan, 2009 by Kyle Waller
The VIX Index tracks the amount of defensive options being purchased on the Chicago Board of Options Exchange (CBOE). This represents the amount of insurance investors are seeking to protect their portfolios against downside risk. As volitity and downside fear increases these indexes increase in value. (more…)
Insights From the Inside ETF Conference
Posted on 16. Jan, 2009 by Kyle Waller
Last Weekend I was able to attend the Inside ETF Conference in Boca Raton Florida put on by Index Publications, LLC. While we were there, Wiser Wealth Management’s president, Casey Smith was a moderator on a panel covering advisors using ETFs. (more…)