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Gains on the sale of precious metals and related exchange-traded funds are subject to tax rates as high as 28% when such investments have been held for more than a year.
If you want to hold commodities in your investment portfolio, what's the best way?
The simplest commodities investments follow various indexes. You'll find a wide choice of exchange-traded funds...
Stock investors who spread money across other markets such as commodities and real estate didn't get much shelter from 2008's meltdown. But tapping the market's "fear gauge" might have helped.
What on earth was Vanguard thinking?
That is what investors in Vanguard Group, the nation's largest mutual-fund company by assets under management, have been asking ever since Vanguard emerged...
Investment bubbles usually begin as legitimate bull markets, and I wouldn't be surprised if gold were next.
First, there's a serious investment case. Central banks are flooding the world economy...
New research suggests that on days when the indexes make big moves, leveraged exchange-traded funds could trigger a trading cascade, turning the market close into a buying or selling frenzy.
The long slump on Wall Street is driving investors to search for income while they wait out the market, and some of them have been taking a closer look at exchange-traded funds focused on real estate.
Amid the financial crisis, tax advantages are but one benefit of exchange-traded funds. Their transparency, liquidity, and lower fees also appeal to investors.
Many traders are blaming high-octane exchange-traded funds for the market's wild moves in the last hour of trading.
They're called "leveraged" ETFs and are designed to magnify bets on broad...
Some investors may want to enjoy the benefits of investing in dividend stocks but may not be ready to purchase their own stocks and manage their own portfolio. Exchange Traded Funds (ETF's) are a...
Municipal bonds used be a clumsy investment for most people, especially when one had to buy them individually, usually at $50K and above, from brokers. Then came mutual funds which offered...
Article | Oct 20, 2007 | Views: 945 | Comments: 0 Tags: etfs, municipal bonds
This is a lousy time to be in cash in the United States – interest rates are dropping fast and the value of the dollar is declining even faster. Individual investors can’t really play with the...
Who does not like Bull markets? Everyone is very eager to ride the wave up a bull market. Though it is possible to make money out of a bear market, it is easier and seems more natural to make money...