Comments on: Inverse ETFs: Pros & Cons

By: 20 Cents from October 2011 | Balance Junkie

20 Cents from October 2011 | Balance Junkie — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 09:47:50 +0000

[...] Clark wrote about How Leveraged ETFs Work at Million Dollar Journey. I used to trade the leveraged inverse ETFs before the single inverse versions became available. The leveraged ETFs are too fast for my pace. [...]

By: Personal Finance in a Secular Bear Market | Balance Junkie

Personal Finance in a Secular Bear Market | Balance Junkie — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 09:47:22 +0000

[...] trades on ETFs or individual stocks. Currently, we have a very small position in HIX, the single inverse ETF for the TSX. We’ve done well with this recently, but I do not anticipate taking a huge [...]

By: 20 Cents from September 2011 | Balance Junkie

20 Cents from September 2011 | Balance Junkie — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 09:47:25 +0000

[...] with regard to HXT. If I had to add a couple of my favourites, I would probably choose HIX (the inverse ETF) and XTR – just for the yield of it! One thing about the XTR, however, is that it’s [...]

By: Financial Bubbles and Fed Policy | Balance Junkie

Financial Bubbles and Fed Policy | Balance Junkie — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 09:49:57 +0000

[...] a tantrum and tank. But I have to tell you that if they did, I would be selling the rest of my inverse ETF position and fine-tuning my shopping [...]

By: How Much Should You Invest in the Markets? | Balance Junkie

How Much Should You Invest in the Markets? | Balance Junkie — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 09:49:24 +0000

[...] readers know that I have not invested in equities or bonds (except for an occasional foray into inverse ETFs) since well before Part I of the financial crisis. So naturally I’m now going to explain why [...]

By: Investment Strategies for Biflation | Balance Junkie

Investment Strategies for Biflation | Balance Junkie — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 15:25:19 +0000

[...] continue their bipolar swings from fear of a crash to fear of missing a rally. A position in an inverse ETF can act as a hedge against a precipitous decline in a given sector or index. How much capital you [...]

By: 2010 Financial Plan: Q3 Update | Balance Junkie

2010 Financial Plan: Q3 Update | Balance Junkie — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 09:50:16 +0000

[...] is gone. Our current RRSPs are mostly in GICs and savings accounts, although I did purchase an inverse ETF this quarter as well. We had a larger amount in the savings account at the beginning of the [...]

By: Carnival of Personal Finance – Gettin’ Hot in Here Edition

Carnival of Personal Finance – Gettin’ Hot in Here Edition — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 06:38:24 +0000

[...] Cents from Balance Junkie presents Inverse ETFs: Pros & Cons, and says, “Inverse ETFs allow you to profit if the market goes down. Here’s a look at [...]

By: Inverse ETFs and Things Your Insurance Agent Won't Tell You

Inverse ETFs and Things Your Insurance Agent Won't Tell You — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:06:53 +0000

[...] Balance Junkie examines the pros and cons of inverse ETFs. [...]

By: Financial Ramblings

Financial Ramblings — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:04:13 +0000

[...] success while others wake up and work hard at it.” 4. The Balance Junkie dishes out the the Pros & Cons of Inverse ETFs. Inverse ETFs are a relatively new product, and here he explains what they are and how to use them. [...]

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