Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) are a type of security sold by the US Treasury. They sell for a term of 5, 10 or 30 years. TIPS offer many advantages to investors including as a hedge against inflation, diversification benefits and tax efficiency. During times of inflation, TIPS can provide higher levels of income and higher total …
The Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) is one of the largest ETFs currently trading on the US market. The fund provider celebrated the 20th anniversary of this successful ETF in May. The ETF cover the total market covering large, mid and small cap growth and value stocks. Currently the fund has an asset base of …
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The ETF industry has grown tremendously in the past few years. However relative to mutual funds ETFs are still smaller in terms of total numbers of funds available on the market and the assets held in them. The following chart shows the number of mutual funds vs. ETFs: Click to enlarge Source: Vanguard Blog for Advisors …
“So far from God and so close to the US” – former Mexican President Porfírio Díaz Mexico’s economy is closely tied to the US. So when US economy is in expansion mode Mexican economy grows and vice versa. Due to the close proximity to the US, Mexico is permanently in a better position in terms …
One of the ways to profit from the ongoing European economic recovery is to invest directly in companies that operate in the continent. A recently started interesting ETF provides an option to gain exposure to such companies via an ETF. The WisdomTree Europe Local Recovery Fund (EZR) seeks to profit from the continent’s recovery. The fund’s …
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