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A Simple 3-ETF Portfolio
If you are asked to build a portfolio with the least number of funds but broad enough to provide the diversification you need, how many funds do you need?
Essentially, I think I will need only two funds: a total stock market fund that covers the entire equity market, US and foreign, and a total bond [...]
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PHO’s New Competitors: Claymore S&P Global Water ETF and First Trust ISE Water ETF
[This article also appears on Seeking Alpha, Claymore, First Trust: Investing in Water Just Got Easier]
Not long ago, investors who are looking for investment opportunities in blue gold, water that is, could find themselves facing very limited choices other than individual stocks as there are only a couple of water related indexes and the only [...]
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Generating Passive Income with Dividend-Paying ETFs and Stocks
[This article also appears on Seeking Alpha, The Top Dividend Paying ETFs and Stocks]
I like the idea of letting money work for me on its own. One way to do that is buying equities that generate dividends. Last year, about 10% of our gains are from dividends, capital gains, and interests. Since long-term qualified dividends [...]
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Morningstar Cautions on Bond ETFs
[This article also appears on Seeking Alpha, Questioning The Value of Bond ETFs]
Early last week, Morningstar has an article cautioning investors on bond ETFs.
With the recent introduction of four Vanguard bond ETFs, it can be expected that investors will look into these new ETF offerings when building their portfolios. However, the article, Think Twice Before [...]
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Model Portfolios Built with ETFs (IV) - The Intelligent Asset Allocator
The fourth segment of the Model Portfolios Built with ETFs series, is making an appearance at Blueprint for Financial Prosperity as a guest article. In this part, I discussed how to build an all-ETF portfolio based on a model in the book, The Intelligent Asset Allocator by William Bernstein, that consists of, among other asset [...]
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