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WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?The stars and dogs among Canadian-listed exchanged-traded funds this year.ETFs, which are mutual funds that trade like stocks, have grown in popularity thanks to their low fees and ease of buying and selling.
WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?The laggards among Canadian hedge funds this year.It's not easy to make money when major stock markets are in the red this year. While hedge funds have more potential to outperform their conventional peers, given that their managers have more tools available, including shorting securities, there are no guarantees.
Some recent comments by Warren Buffett should be mandatory reading for anyone who works with or plans to engage an investment adviser.
Most investors have undoubtedly noted that commodity stocks have been the place to be the past few years. Lucky are those who jumped on what was then a slow-moving freight train at the bottom of the commodity cycle around 2001 and then hung on when the pace of that train sped up dramatically.
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| Symbol | Company | Price $ | Chg % |
|---|---|---|---|
| GSG-N | iShares GSCI Commodity E.T.F. | 63.73 | 5.13 |
| KOL-N | Mrk Vectr Coal E.T.F. | 46.25 | 4.88 |
| SAW-N | FocusSh ISE Homebuilder E.T.F. | 44.14 | 4.42 |
| EZA-N | iShares MSCI South Afr E.T.F. | 54.12 | 3.44 |
| PJO-N | PowerSh Japan E.T.F. | 41.30 | 3.33 |