Search Results for: ETFs
A primer for gold newbies
April 7th, 2020
The purpose of this article is purely educational. Increasingly, the wider public is turning to gold in a spontaneous reaction to financial and economic problems that have become suddenly apparent, hastened by the spread of the coronavirus. For ...
Gold’s outlook for 2020
January 3rd, 2020
This article is an overview of the economic conditions that will drive the gold price in 2020 and beyond. The turn of the credit cycle, the effect on government deficits and how they are to be financed are addressed. ...
The reasoning behind Gold’s breakout
August 1st, 2019
Gold’s dramatic move above $1400 has caught the investment establishment by surprise. Physical gold ETFs, as a proxy for direct portfolio investment, amount to only 0.05% of the estimated $250 trillion of global investment values. As well as ...
Currencies threatened by a credit crisis
February 15th, 2019
In this article I draw attention to the similarities between the current economic situation and that of 1929, and the threat to today’s unbacked currencies. There is the coincidence of trade protectionism with the top of the credit cycle, ...
The world’s biggest hedge fund is getting whacked, and why “Moneyness” matters
December 12th, 2018
A few years ago the Swiss National Bank (SNB) – which traditionally held “monetary assets” like government bonds, cash and gold to back up the Swiss franc — decided to branch out into common stocks. This was a ...
Gold Is Becoming Cool Again
October 31st, 2018
The sentiment shift is still subtle, but it’s both real and widespread. After a few years of being ignored and/or dismissed as basically useless, gold is cool again, attracting positive press and increasing accumulation by big investors. India, for ...
US Securities and Exchange Commission halts trading in two cryptocurrency products
September 10th, 2018
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said on Sunday it was immediately suspending trading in two investment products that track cryptocurrencies, citing confusion in the markets over whether the products are exchange-traded funds (ETFs). In accordance the SEC’s ...
Paper gold not so shiny anymore: Prices hit 19-month low as speculators ‘give up hope’
August 22nd, 2018
The price for gold – which has traditionally served as a haven asset for investors – has fallen by nine percent so far this year. Holders of gold futures contracts, not the physical metal, are shorting their positions. Last ...
Morgan Stanley puts a digital spin on advisor training
June 22nd, 2018
Morgan Stanley’s digital transformation of its wealth management arm is extending beyond an evolving set of technology tools to its advisor training program. A third of Morgan’s trainees are being inducted into a digital-first approach with the intention that ...
ETF vs. Mutual Fund: What’s the Difference?
March 6th, 2018
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and mutual funds are two of the most common ways for Americans to invest. And while the investment vehicles have some important similarities, they have some key differences. ETFs saw a record year of new investment ...
