(3 Top Picks theme is on rebalancing portfolios.) There has been a nice run on the markets including equity markets and Corporate bonds. You now need to make sure you have rebalanced your portfolio, which may mean selling some of your winners.
(3 Top Picks theme is on rebalancing portfolios.) Preferred shares have had a very strong run in the last 2, 3 months. These are very attractive tax effective dividend vehicles. These are great things to pick away at for the income.
(3 Top Picks theme is on rebalancing portfolios.) Hard asset commodities. Believes in the inflation story and a declining US$. In both of these scenarios, hard assets like gold and silver will benefit from that.
A short-month natural gas commodity product and is based on the Alberta Exchange Gas contract. It is basically a physical gas play. Realize you are investing in volatile commodity. You also have catango, which is the rolling of spot contracts from one month to the next. Right now natural gas and oil have high catangos.
Uranium ETFs? There are no ETFs that are exclusively uranium. You could look at Uranium Participation (U-) that is really ownership of physical uranium. If you believe in nuclear energy, it is an interesting area to participate in.
Natural Gas Bull+ ETF? Leveraged ETF based on twice the daily movement of the market on natural gas. Natural gas is volatile and you also have catango. In addition this is a leveraged product dealing with the daily rebalancing of gas. Volatility and catango, when very high, can really affect that leverage rebalancing so this has to be a day-trading product.
Financials Inverse ETF. If you believe the financials have had an aggressive run, which they have had, this would be one you would consider taking a position in as a hedge against a potential downside. Basically a Short on financials.
BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) ETF. The faster, and probably more developed countries in the emerging markets. Every growth-oriented investor should have exposure to emerging economies but shouldn't represent a major portion of a portfolio.
Broad emerging market ETF. This is hedged against the US$ so it eliminates some of the currency risks. Every growth-oriented investor should have exposure to emerging economies but shouldn't represent a major portion of a portfolio.
Broad emerging market ETF unhedged against the US$. Every growth-oriented investor should have exposure to emerging economies but shouldn't represent a major portion of a portfolio.
Pure physical silver and will trade based on premiums and discounts to NAV. A great product for investors. Hedged out the US$ risk. If you believe in the price of commodities going up and the US$ falling, this is a great way to take that exposure.