Bill Poulos has developed a comprehensive course designed exclusively for use with Exchange Traded Funds. ETF Profit Driver consists of four trading methods that, when used with ETF’s, offer earnings potential that will make you question why your capital is tied up in mutual funds.
Based on a study conducted a few years back, about 10% of all long-term mutual-fund assets were held in index funds. Those funds offer comparatively low fees track indexes familiar to most investors. The drawback of index fund investing has been holding those positions during market downturns.
In the past several years Exchange Traded Funds have started opening up significant new investment strategies. While ETF behave much like traditional index mutual funds, they have key differences.
Exchange Traded Funds are actively traded on electronic exchanges, allowing you to open and close positions during market hours. They also offer highly liquid option chains, further expanding their use as an investment and trading vehicle. In comparison, mutual funds are not exchange traded and your order to open or close will only be filled at the market close. Read the rest of this entry »