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Bought my first ETF
Posted on 2/19/13 at 10:12 am
Posted on 2/19/13 at 10:12 am
I've been in stocks and mutual funds for a long time. Was going to buy a financial ETF in 08 but then the market crashed.
I have read that MF's are 10x the size of ETF's, but ETF's are growing much faster.
I bought XLP at $37.37. Consumer staples.
What are some good ETF's?
I have read that MF's are 10x the size of ETF's, but ETF's are growing much faster.
I bought XLP at $37.37. Consumer staples.
What are some good ETF's?
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Posted on 2/19/13 at 10:22 am to matthew25
I bought DXJ Friday
It's a wisdom tree fund that tracks the Japanese Nikkei and has a hedge against currency fluctuation of the declining yen
It's a wisdom tree fund that tracks the Japanese Nikkei and has a hedge against currency fluctuation of the declining yen
Posted on 2/19/13 at 10:24 am to matthew25
I'm a fan of ETF Index Funds. I'm currently in IVV and EEM.
Posted on 2/19/13 at 10:34 am to wiltznucs
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This post was edited on 12/21/21 at 9:37 am
Posted on 2/19/13 at 10:59 am to XanderCrews
Well I'm not a prophet and I'm somewhat of an investing novice but I'm pretty confident that DXJ will be up 5% or more in less than 2 months from when I bought it.
I'll take that 10 times out of 10
I'll take that 10 times out of 10
Posted on 2/19/13 at 4:58 pm to matthew25
i've been getting a nice yield on PGX. it's a preferred stock etf.
Posted on 2/19/13 at 10:48 pm to gatorsimz
This is clearly a novice question but as an extreme newbie relative to investments where would I go to purchase an ETF? How would I even begin to decide which one to pick?
Posted on 2/19/13 at 11:40 pm to Jwodie
I bought through my TDAmeritrade account. $7 instead of $18 for a mutual fund.
Or open a Schwab, E-trade, Scottrade account.
Or open a Schwab, E-trade, Scottrade account.
Posted on 2/19/13 at 11:47 pm to matthew25
Ibelieve there are now over 1000 ETF's.
Vanguard VIG is good (same as VDAIX, I believe).
Look at the above posters and do research. The ETF I bought is rated 4-stars by Morningstar, with low risk/above average return. Plus, my family buys consumer staples every month (P&G, Walmart, Coke, Pepsi, Colgate) so I am buying something I know a little about.
Vanguard VIG is good (same as VDAIX, I believe).
Look at the above posters and do research. The ETF I bought is rated 4-stars by Morningstar, with low risk/above average return. Plus, my family buys consumer staples every month (P&G, Walmart, Coke, Pepsi, Colgate) so I am buying something I know a little about.
Posted on 2/20/13 at 7:58 am to matthew25
Here is a good article on ETFs: LINK
Personally, I stay away from ETFs as an investment vehicle. I have only used ETFs to gamble (money I can afford to lose) and when I do I it's always on the short side for a very quick (2 days max) trade. I play the short side b/c ETFs have intrinsic decay. I understand that with such quick trades that decay probably doesn't play a role but it's just psychological with me.
Personally, I stay away from ETFs as an investment vehicle. I have only used ETFs to gamble (money I can afford to lose) and when I do I it's always on the short side for a very quick (2 days max) trade. I play the short side b/c ETFs have intrinsic decay. I understand that with such quick trades that decay probably doesn't play a role but it's just psychological with me.
Posted on 2/20/13 at 8:38 am to GumboPot
People will probably think I'm insane but I gamble with my IRA account in a similar fashion
I'm beating the market by a pretty wide margin so I don't know if you'd really consider it gambling
I'm beating the market by a pretty wide margin so I don't know if you'd really consider it gambling
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