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Tag: commodities

Stop Buying Physical Gold! Here’s Why Gold ETFs are Superior

This is an excerpt from the video episode of Stop Buying Physical Gold! Here’s Why Gold ETFs are the Better Choice on ETFguide TV. Hey…

Ronald Delegge November 4, 2020

What’s Ahead for the Oil and Metals Markets?

The energy market has seen some record breaking moves in 2020.  Never mind how the May 2020 crude oil contract went $37 negative, the magnitude…

Ronald Delegge April 27, 2020

3 Diversification Errors

Portfolio diversification is an investment strategy designed to limit risk by spreading money across multiple asset classes and securities. Most financial literature along with your…

Ronald Delegge May 30, 2017

5 Building Blocks for Your Investment Portfolio

The difference between well-built and poorly designed buildings can be strikingly drastic. Take for example, I.M. Pei, the Chinese-American architect, who is a legend in…

Ronald Delegge May 19, 2017

Factors that Should Influence Your Investments

If you asked a thousand different people about the key factors that should drive their investment choices, you’re bound to get a thousand different answers.…

Ronald Delegge December 23, 2016

Your Investment Portfolio’s Missing Piece

The framework for an architecturally sound investment plan is to have a core portfolio built upon core asset classes. Like the foundation of a building,…

Ronald Delegge August 12, 2016

This Multi-Trillion Dollar Freight Train is Due for Arrival

This year’s presidential election has been so drenched with public bickering and controversy, it’s left very little airtime for the multi-million freight train that’s on course…

Ronald Delegge August 3, 2016

If You’re Not Preventing Stock Market Losses, You Better Start Now

What’s more important? Making gains in the stock market or preventing losses? Before answering that question, let’s list a few common fallacies about risk: •…

Ronald Delegge February 5, 2016

DON’T Invest a Single Dime Without this Crucial Document

Imagine hiring a builder to construct you a home. You tell the builder how you want the home to look and you tell them about all your desired features.…

Ronald Delegge November 25, 2015

Portfolio Report Card: A $1.75 Million Account Sunk by Heavy Cost

Is the risk character of your investments compatible with you? If not, it’s a telltale sign that your investment portfolio is seriously flawed. Frequently, these risk…

Ronald Delegge September 15, 2015

Should You Invest in Market Neutral Funds?

I was recently asked by a reader named M.M. about the benefits of investing in market neutral funds. Equity market neutral funds hold long/short stock…

Ronald Delegge September 11, 2015

Portfolio Exam: A Hyper-Aggressive $1.29 Million Portfolio with Flaws

It’s commonly and incorrectly presumed that people with large investment portfolios are smart investors. But as counterintuitive as it may sound, this false presumption is…

Ronald Delegge August 19, 2015
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Contrarian Investing

Portfolio School: Put Things Where They Belong

People do the darndest things. For example, they put their investments in places where they don’t belong. This is a common problem suffered not just by retail investors, but…

Ronald Delegge June 12, 2015

How to Make Your Investments Less Taxing

A well-built investment portfolio always takes deliberate steps to minimize the threat of taxes to the greatest degree possible. I know it sounds complicated, but it’s…

Ronald Delegge June 3, 2015
Monster Tax Bills

Portfolio Report Card: Analyzing a Frugal $1.15 Million Account

Today, there is a singular focus by certain investors on minimizing investment cost. In their world, cost is the only thing that matters. Unfortunately, this…

Ronald Delegge May 14, 2015
Retirement Plan

Q&A: Is Buying a Multi-Asset Fund Near Retirement a Good Idea?

Multi-asset class funds and ETFs are designed to invest across various asset classes like stocks, bonds, commodities, real estate, and other alternatives. In the ETF marketplace, examples…

Ronald Delegge May 6, 2015

Portfolio Report Card: A $850,613 Portfolio with Sluggish Results

Your investment portfolio is nothing more than a reflection of who you are. In other words, it’s a personal statement about how you approach financial…

Ronald Delegge May 4, 2015
Stock Market Pit

Should You Make Portfolio Decisions Based Upon Historical Correlations?

Market correlations explain to us the similarity in performance and behavior by different types of assets. For investors,  correlation comparisons might be between two commodities (NYSEARCA:DBC),…

Ronald Delegge March 19, 2015
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Binocular Man Searching

Q&A: How Many ETFs Do You Need for a Well-Rounded Portfolio?

Q. How many ETFs do I need to own to have a balanced and diversified portfolio? – C.L. in Plano, TX A. One of the…

Ronald Delegge February 24, 2015

Your Investment Portfolio’s Foundation: Where Should it Be Built?

A good investment plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow. Unfortunately, most people don’t have either. What about you? Building a healthy portfolio with sustainable and satisfactory…

Ronald Delegge February 20, 2015
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