Archive for the ‘ETFs’ Category
Reconsidering the “Total Market” ETF
Despite all of the various people who have advocated investing in the “total market” ETF, I think that people should be very cautious about doing so. John Bogle and friends have claimed that the safest way to invest is to just buy an instrument that mirrors the performance of the market. This is a prudent [...]
In: ETFs · Tagged with: ETF, John Bogle, NIKKEI, S&P 500, SENSEX, total market
Bonds vs. Bond ETFs
As people become more risk-averse, financial institutions have been rolling out bond exchange traded funds. While these funds serve a certain purpose, bonds are about as similar to bond ETFs as fruit is similar to fruit snacks. Sure, fruit snacks are “made from real fruit”, but their nutritional properties sure are different!
What is a bond?
Simply [...]
In: ETFs, General, Savings Accounts · Tagged with: bond ETFs, bonds, fixed income
How to Invest in Renminbi
My analytics reveal that the most popular query that leads people to this blog on Google is “invest in renminbi“. Unfortunately, the blog entry that was presented at the top of the search results was merely about currency arbitrage in general, and gave the reader no real guidance on how to invest in renminbi.
The renminbi (人民币 [...]