The Stock Market Guru's Didn't See It Coming

By Mike Malley

If you're an investor, I bet you listen to the advice of the big names in investing. You probably are buying their newsletters. Ever ask yourself if their making money on the market or just off you? If their investments are doing so well, why do they have to sell you advice? Most of them didn't see the last crisis coming. How well are their predictions doing for you?

I came across this website, ETFTradingSignals.com. I expected a pitch to buy software, but instead it was something different. For one thing, it wasn't the typical trend following. Instead of stocks, this site tracks EFTs. EFTs are usually part of a long term strategy. They are low risk, but like most safe investments, the returns aren't usually impressive.

ETFTradingSignals.com only deals with EFTs. EFTs are one of the safest investments on the market. Yes, EFTs are usually long term investments, and with this system you may keep an EFT for four to six months. No watching the market like a hawk, and agonizing over the latest indicators. A low risk investment that can still offer a high yield if you follow the signals.

The program follows the same principle as stock trend following, but with EFTs, because they are a less risky investment strategy. EFTs are still subject to trends and by tracking those trends, and knowing when to buy and sell, you can maximize the yield on your investments.

That was eight months ago. After a month of just doing paper trades to check out the site, I decided to try investing in some of the trades. The results were better than I would have thought, and better than any other results I've had recently in the market. I've made about eight trades and my returns are at about twenty tow percent. I'd have to say I'm a satisfied customer.

There was one trade I took a loss on, but it was a small loss and my other trades all did well. No system is perfect, but this one is very good. Overall these investments are performing better than anything else in my portfolio.

I feel more comfortable about my investments now. I'm not constantly watching the market and worrying about every fluctuation. I let Trend Following Signals do the work and I just make the trades I want when I get an alert, or if I see something I like in their newsletter.

This is one of the best ways to invest that I have come across and I am really glad that I joined. If you're looking for a new way to invest, one that minimizes your risk, I whole heatedly endorse ETFTradingSignals.com. - 29950

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An Overview of Exchange Trade Notes

By Maher Martin

Most people are familiar with Exchanges Traded Funds, but Exchange Traded Notes is a new one for many of the folks on Main Street. So just what are these ETNs, and how do they differ from ETFs?

An unsecured promissory obligation issued by a company is a bond, and you buy a bond making a bet that the company will pay the interest that it promises during the life of the bond. Exchange Traded Notes are unsecured promissory obligations that are issued by financial institutions, and rather than offering a fixed rate of interest they are offering you a return that is linked to an index. In return for taking on the credit risk you track an index with zero tracking error.

Just like an Exchange Traded Fund, an Exchange Traded Note can be bought and sold during the day. An Exchange Traded Note has a fixed maturity date. Since companies can issue ETNs based on any index they offer access to a broader range of markets than ETFs.

If you decide that this is the asset class for you, then keep an eye out for Exchange Traded Notes that trade at a discount to their indicative Net Asset Value as this is a sign that they may be a credit risk. This alone is not a foolproof method, and the only real way to evaluate the credit risk is to engage in fundamental research into the issuer.

Introduction to Exchange Traded Funds

Up until the advent of Exchange Traded Funds certain asset classes were the preserve of the institutional investor, but now the individual too has access to commodities, currencies and a wide range of foreign markets.

When you invest in Exchange Traded Funds it is important to remember that you have no claims on the underlying assets of the investment, and that ETNs are regulated by the Securities Act of 1933, not by the Investment Company Act of 1940 which controls ETFs.

When it comes to taxation, ETNs only incur a taxable event when an investor sells their shares. If the shares are held for less than a year this is ordinary income, if it is for more than a year then this is treated as long term capital gains. - 29950

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If you are interested in what an ETF Analyst has to write about ETFs, ETNs and other ETF products then check out: http://hubpages.com/hub/ETF-Analyst-Leveraged-ETFs-are-Toxic