Archive for June, 2006

Acid test for investors

Monday, June 26th, 2006

The recent ’small’ correction in the equities market is a good acid test on the suitability of an investor’s investment plan. Which of the following options did you take in June?

a) I have trouble sleeping and cannot stand my portfolio’s volatility. I sold out all my equity funds for cash. Being able to sleep is […]

Gold Miners ETF

Saturday, June 24th, 2006

I have been watching the Gold Miners ETF (GDX, ER 0.55%) with interest since it started trading a few weeks ago. It appears to track fairly closely with the Vanguard Precious Metals and Mining fund (VGPMX, ER 0.4%) and has a respectable trading volume.
I think this would be a good substitute fund in a taxable […]

International Real Estate added

Saturday, June 24th, 2006

I added international REITs into my portfolio in June 2006. Several articles have mentioned the added diversification benefits of having international REITs as opposed to just having domestic REITs. A recent post on the Diehards forum also discussed this. In addition, it appears that there are certain tax advantages to holding international REITs in a […]