Comments on: Q&A with Mr. ETF http://blog.canadianbusiness.com/qa-with-mr-etf/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:52:10 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Larry MacDonald http://blog.canadianbusiness.com/qa-with-mr-etf/comment-page-1/#comment-37594 Larry MacDonald Sun, 30 Aug 2009 13:10:41 +0000 http://blog.canadianbusiness.com/?p=2882#comment-37594 Don The bond ETFs are around 4%. But also look at creating a ladder of individual bonds and/or GICs. Or even annuities. Don
The bond ETFs are around 4%. But also look at creating a ladder of individual bonds and/or GICs. Or even annuities.

]]> By: Don Jane http://blog.canadianbusiness.com/qa-with-mr-etf/comment-page-1/#comment-37239 Don Jane Fri, 28 Aug 2009 23:42:25 +0000 http://blog.canadianbusiness.com/?p=2882#comment-37239 I think this is more of a question than a comment - I am 1 year from retirement and am wondering what % interest I could expect to get from putting my retirement nest egg into ETF'S. I will have about $ 300,000.00 available in the next year ! Thank you I think this is more of a question than a comment – I am 1 year from retirement and am wondering what % interest I could expect to get from putting my retirement nest egg into ETF’S. I will have about $ 300,000.00 available in the next year !
Thank you

]]> By: CanadianInvestor http://blog.canadianbusiness.com/qa-with-mr-etf/comment-page-1/#comment-28146 CanadianInvestor Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:38:18 +0000 http://blog.canadianbusiness.com/?p=2882#comment-28146 I think there might be room for a few currency ETFs (USD, Euro, maybe JPY) designed to allow investors to hedge part of their foreign exchange exposure, or maybe to get FX exposure instead of buying foreign equity funds - with international correlations on the rise, most of the diversification benefit is increasingly due to the FX component not the under-lying equity. Also there could be space for some foreign (non-US) bond ETFs. I think there might be room for a few currency ETFs (USD, Euro, maybe JPY) designed to allow investors to hedge part of their foreign exchange exposure, or maybe to get FX exposure instead of buying foreign equity funds – with international correlations on the rise, most of the diversification benefit is increasingly due to the FX component not the under-lying equity.

Also there could be space for some foreign (non-US) bond ETFs.

]]> By: John Gan http://blog.canadianbusiness.com/qa-with-mr-etf/comment-page-1/#comment-27916 John Gan Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:42:59 +0000 http://blog.canadianbusiness.com/?p=2882#comment-27916 Clearly the reason for the boom for ETF trading is the availability of diverse asset class as well as the ability to use leverage (200/300%) and go short (inverse, bear ETFs). In Canada in particular, since the demise of Richardsons and Midland Walwyn, there are few reliable brokers offering commodity and currency futures transactions. Leveraged Bull/Bear ETFs in commodities fill this void somewhat, though they are different products. I doubt BMO ETFs will be successful if it's plain vanilla ETF. They need to be innovative, developing new ETFs to track different index. I would be interested if they have an ETF that tracking the housing sector, VIX, mortgage and inflation rates. Clearly the reason for the boom for ETF trading is the availability of diverse asset class as well as the ability to use leverage (200/300%) and go short (inverse, bear ETFs). In Canada in particular, since the demise of Richardsons and Midland Walwyn, there are few reliable brokers offering commodity and currency futures transactions. Leveraged Bull/Bear ETFs in commodities fill this void somewhat, though they are different products. I doubt BMO ETFs will be successful if it’s plain vanilla ETF. They need to be innovative, developing new ETFs to track different index.
I would be interested if they have an ETF that tracking the housing sector, VIX, mortgage and inflation rates.

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