by Leslie N. Masonson, MBA The investment arena is very large with multiple stock exchanges listing thousands of companies, over 26,000 mutual funds with multiple share classes, and 3,149 ETFs, as well as options on stocks and ETFs, and Futures, among other choices. How does an investor or trader decide where to start? That [...]
by Leslie N. Masonson, MBA In my previous article, I reviewed the VectorVest ETF Viewer which contains a multi-column sortable database of over 1,800 ETFs. They are ranked on their VST (default), the master ranking criteria, which ranks them from the highest to lowest. Of course, any other metric column can be used to [...]
by Leslie N. Masonson, MBA VectorVest provides investors and traders with the tools and analytics to find the best performing ETFs with a few clicks. Whether you are a beginner or advanced market participant, the software provides the key metrics to identify the most appropriate ETFs for your portfolio and risk tolerance. This article [...]
by Leslie N. Masonson, MBA My ETF post of June 12 compared the key differences between mutual funds and ETFs. One of the primary ETF differences was the lower expense ratios. This ratio is an annual fee charged to cover an ETF’s operational expenses, as well as the management and administrative costs. It is [...]
by Leslie N. Masonson, MBA With an expanding ETF universe, investors and traders have almost an unlimited reservoir of possible alternative market exposure, much more so than with mutual funds which are much more restrictive in their offerings. ETFs follow a variety of strategies. Of all the ETFs, 831 (26.5%) were “actively” managed with [...]
by Leslie N. Masonson, MBA Mutual funds have been around for over 100 years, while the first ETF was born only 30 years ago. Most of the former were set-up as active funds (requiring active portfolio management) with accompanying high expenses, but eventually no-load passively managed index funds were offered, as investors balked at [...]
Our Canadian stock market has been in a steady upward trend ever since the November 11th Confirmed Up Call, C/Up, keeping pace with the US market...
Investors seem to be waiting for the next shoe to drop, but so far it hasn’t. Defying common sense and logic, it seems, global markets continue their volatile, zigzag climb, with some indices at or at least near their pre-Coronavirus highs...
I hope you had the opportunity May 18-20 to watch a few, if not all, of the Financial Freedom Summit presentations. It was an unmatched opportunity to hear from a variety of in-house and guest experts covering all aspects of investing in stocks, ETFs and options...
It’s never too late to become a better investor. Retail investors are now seeking more training, education and guidance to make more money, more consistently in the stock market. VectorVest has produced a huge response to this need the last few years, offering expert guidance through numerous free and paid webinars and courses every month...
