Accumulating wealth is like building The Great Wall, one brick at a time
Category: InvestingBy Sun on Apr 15, 2008 in ETF, Investing | 3 Comments
Less than a month after Bear Stearns became the first firm ever to offer actively managed exchange-traded fund (ETF), PowerShares, an major player in the ETF arena, introduced its own active ETFs last Friday. The four new ETFs, including both equity and fixed income funds, are:
PowerShares Active AlphaQ Fund (PQY)
PowerShares Active Alpha Multi-Cap Fund (PQZ)
PowerShares […]
By Sun on Apr 13, 2008 in Bond, Investing | 2 Comments
Do you invest in Treasury bills, notes, and bonds?
If you do, then there’s a good news. Starting early this week, Treasury Department has lowered the minimum purchase from $1,000 to $100. The change applies to Treasury bills, notes, and bonds with maturity from 4 weeks to 30 years, which means that 4-week T-bill is […]
By Sun on Apr 8, 2008 in DRIP, Investing | 15 Comments
I bought my first share of Bank of America (BAC) through ComputerShare back in November 2006. Since then I have been making regular monthly purchase and consider it as a good alternative to buying stocks through a broker with a fixed commission.
If you’re also considering investing with ComputerShare, but haven’t started the process yet, then […]
By Sun on Apr 3, 2008 in DRIP, Investing | 7 Comments
In December 2006, I bought my first share of Procter & Gamble (PG) through their Shareholder Investment Program (SIP), which is a direct investment program, as part of my effort to build a portfolio that generates passive income (other stocks I own in this category include Bank of America, Progress Energy, Altria, etc.). However, in […]
By Sun on Apr 2, 2008 in Mutual fund, Investing | 10 Comments
According to a news release, mutual fund giant Vanguard has filed with SEC to offer a new, passive fund that invests in global stock markets. The Vanguard Global Stock Index Fund, which is set to be available for investors in the second quarter this year, tracks the FTSE All-World Index. The index currently covers 48 […]
By Sun on Mar 26, 2008 in Brokerage, Investing | 5 Comments
Last week, I wrote about my experience with Scottrade when I was trying to place an order of Visa (V) when the markets opened. The day after that post was published, I got an email from Chris, Chief Marketing Officer of Scottrade, who expressed concern why I had to wait so long before being connected […]
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