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03, 2026
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03, 2026
Gold ETF vs Gold Mining Stocks
The gold ETF vs gold mining stocks debate comes down to one question - do you want to ride gold's price, or profit from the companies pulling it out of the ground? You get gold exposure either way, but the returns are very different - as are the risks and the strategy involved. Our gold [...]
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09, 2024
GOLD ETFS TRACKING HIGHER.
GOLD ETFS TRACKING HIGHER. No matter how we cut, slice and dice the analysis these days, ETFs have been a real standout for 2024. As of September 2024, Gold ETFs listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) have performed well since the start of 2024. Theory notes that Gold is a defensive asset class and [...]
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10, 2023
The Best Performing ETFs currently in Australia!
Each day, VectorVest will rank the best performing ETFs on the ASX! VectorVest has an ETF that have had the best price momentum in recent weeks. Taking a close look, the top performing ETFs as of 2 October 2023 as ranked by VectorVest are as follows: The top3 ETFs in the list above [...]
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07, 2023
ETF Watchlists – Tracking the Top Ranked ETFs
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 [...]
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07, 2023
UniSearch ETF Tool – The Basics
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 [...]
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06, 2023
ETF Viewer – The Basics
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 [...]
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06, 2023
ETF Costs and Fees – Keep to a Minimum
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 [...]
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06, 2023
ETF Universe Is Vast and Expanding
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 [...]
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06, 2023
ETFs vs. Mutual Funds: A Quick Primer
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 [...]