First, my apologies. Last week I said I would write about a couple of nuclear energy ETFs. Instead, falling markets dominated attention. I will get to the nuclear item later. The good news for archerETF at least is that we cut our equity exposure by half two weeks ago, selling all our India and LatAm [...]
Read More »A remarkable story in today’s news. The US deficit is so bad that Moody’s, the credit rating agency, is warning that the US’ soveriegn credit rating could come under pressure if the deficit continues to grow on its current path. Since World War II, the US has been the gold standard for safety. No matter [...]
Read More »The Globe & Mail’s personal finance writer, Chaya Cooperberg, spoke to me recently about adding ETFs to an RRSP. See her article here. In other news…… Looking around the global economy, there are a lot of danger signs flashing. So many so that we reduced our cleints’ equity positions by half early this week (Being [...]
Read More »Petty corruption is so widespread in India that most people just accept it as a way of life. But some people are fighting back with an unusual weapon – a Zero Rupee note distributed by an NGO called 5th Pillar. Read about it here.
Read More »That’s how the New York Times describes ETFs. But despite that, the article continues, “Main St. barely knows what they are.” And that is exactly why we at archerETF are here. Continue reading the article here
Read More »If you’re holding bonds or bond ETFs, you may have noticed a faint light at the very end of the tunnel. I’m not sure how far or how fast it’s moving or when it will get here. All I can tell you is that it is Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney’s limo and he’s [...]
Read More »…for the precise time, watch this very entertaining video, in which Dr. Hans Rosling compares economic growth of China, India, the UK and the US, from 1858 onward. If you, like me, are of Indian origin, the video will also give you a pretty good rebuttal for the next time you run into someone who [...]
Read More »That’s Global Liquidity Party, not the Communist Party, before you get too excited. The other day, China told its banks to stop lending and that sent equity markets around the globe plunging. Chinese demand has propped up prices for commodities in Canada, Brazil, Australia and Russia. If China leaves, commodity prices everywhere will fall. China [...]
Read More »An archerETF client called me the other day about one of the holdings in his account, EPI, the Wisdomtree India ETF. His concern was that the US dollar was weakening and EPI is traded in US dollars. Canada is a great place to live. We have decent healthcare and a strengthening currency. (Coincidence? I think [...]
Read More »New York Times columnist and “World is Flat” author Thomas Friedman, makes the point in his that while China is certainly exhibiting signs of over-inflated markets, he wouldn’t want to bet against it too soon. China has gazillions of dollars in the bank, and just as in poker, betting against the richest man at the [...]
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