ISHARES GOLD TRUST Ticker: IAU / NYSE Stocks are rising. US home sales are recovering. The economy is rebounding. Maybe it’s time to hunker down and buy some gold. Generally, I am not a big fan of the precious metal. A subconscious reaction against my 22 karat Indian roots? Maybe. But, being a rational CFA, [...]
Read More »iShares CDN DEX Short Term Bond ( Ticker: XSB ) A version of this post appeared in the National Post on Saturday, July 2, 2011. Exchange-traded funds holding bonds offer cheap, efficient access to bond markets that, for individual investors, can be illiquid and expensive to trade. No surprise then that they are among the [...]
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