Exchange Traded Funds (ETF)
An Exchange Traded Fund or ETF is very similar to a Closed End Fund. The ETF is a much newer invention and has been taking the investing world by storm. They originally started as cheap and convenient index funds. Today, most of them are still index funds meaning they have lower costs and are managed […]
Closed End Mutual Funds
Closed End Mutual Funds are the original type of mutual fund, although today they’re not nearly as popular as their cousin. A closed end fund has a very different structure in that its shares are issued only at the inception of the fund and the amount does not change unless management goes back to the […]
Speculator or Investor, Which are You?
A Speculator has different goals and style from an Investor. Which is best? Today, we’re continuing the series on asset allocation. “As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the body is formed in a mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things.” (Ecclesiastes […]
Mutual Funds Explained
Mutual Funds explained… In the next few posts in this topic, we’re going to explain how mutual funds work, what they are, and the different types that exist as well as showing you the similarities and differences between mutual funds and ETFs. The most common funds which people own today are mutual funds. Although they […]
Understanding Mutual Funds & ETF’s
Mutual Funds, ETF’s… What’s the difference? Most investors invest their money through funds and for most, that means Mutual Funds. However, Exchange Traded Funds (ETF’s) have been coming on strong in recent years. What are funds? What are the differences between the types of funds? These are the questions we’ll be looking at in this […]
What is Asset Allocation?
Asset allocation and diversification. What are they and how should you use them to steward what you’ve been given? We began looking at the topic of diversification through asset allocation here. In this post, we’ll begin to dig deeper… “Give portions to seven, yes to eight, for you do not know what disaster may come […]