That title is a play on the song Peaches by The Presidents of the United States which was popular for about ten minutes in the mid-1990s.I am headed to an ETF conference in Las Vegas tomorrow. I will be on a panel with Richard Kang and Tom Lydon.
So give me some input here...
What would you want to say or ask to any people in the industry or anyone else who writes about ETFs.
I have no idea who will be there but if something is on your mind I will try to bring it up with whomever your question would be appropriate. Obviously if you have a question about iShares and no one from Barclays is there you're out of luck.
One thread to this sort of post from the past has been for more fixed income and currency products. We are seeing more progress I think but is that progress good enough for you?
I hope you'll leave a comment I can take with me.
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I'm curious how close we are to a truly frontier market etf, Roger. Not an etn and not something with emerging markets masquerading as frontier markets.
Thanks for asking.
This is where I show my ignorance (they probably already exist);
How about an etf for tracking Warren Buffett's holdings? I'd like some of my portfolio to include Hathaway stock but the price would take up too high a percentage, especially as I'm more in cash than stock at the moment.
And maybe a Value etf that buys the stocks with the lowest p/e ratios? They'd have to be considered Blue Chips or each company has to have a minimum market value, but geography isn't an issue for me.
A muni debt etf?
How about an Apocalypse etf, holding stocks of companies manufacturing canned goods, gold, firearms and survival stuff?
An Inverse etf for credit card, car loan and any other unsecured debt companies?
Anon above, I hold New Star's 'Heart of Africa' fund, although it may only be available in the UK.
anyone interested in Warren Buffet could buy the b shares and there are several OEFs that make a big deal out of owning berkshire.
Elements has a Wide Moat ETN which I mention because I think Buffet coined the term.
there are several Muni ETFs so I'll take that as more choice.
thank you
One other, a testosterone/adrenaline etf, holding stocks in companies that supply race car competitors, extreme sports companies, gambling companies, companies that facilitate hunting in Africa and addiction centers. Maybe include cigarette, oil and alcohol stock.
Just a thought.
i might be wrong but i could swear there is an OEF that focuses one way or another on car racing; cars, parts, tracks, even sponsors.
Why isn't there an MLP ETF yet?
Also, timber. Not stocks but wood - like GLD but for trees. I probably wouldn't buy it but it's a cool idea.
Some sort of all world ex-US bond fund for the super lazy. (I'm looking in your direction Vanguard).
There was a troubling, to me anyway, thread on Bill Cara's blog a couple of weeks ago or so about counter party risk and ETf's. (A person there was also going to an ETF conf. for professionals and was soliciting questions.) The issue seemed to be about the solvency of the banks who finance the various ETF issuers. So, I would be interested in hearing some assurance about the safety of one's investment in an ETF, separate from the investment risk. Thank you, Roger.
Definitely a frontier etf. Not that Claymore one which is 1/2 emerging markets...
Most frontier countries should have a bank, telecom, cement company etc. Heck the Persian Gulf nations should have construction and real estate companies.
Paul
anon 3:49/random 3:51 - Might you be thinking of the Stockcar Stocks Index fund ? It's profile:
The investment seeks growth of capital and current income. The fund invests in the companies of the Conseco StockCar Stocks index. The index consists of 52 companies that support NASCAR's Winston Cup Racing Series. The companies in the index either sponsor NASCAR Winston Cup racing teams or races, or they earn money from NASCAR Winston Cup events.
Another 'unique' oef would be the Vice fund:
The Vice Fund invests in companies, both domestic and foreign, engaged in the
aerospace and defense industries, owners and operators of casinos and gaming facilities, manufacturers of gaming equipment such as slot machines, manufacturers of cigarettes and other tobacco products, and brewers, distillers,
vintners and producers of other alcoholic beverages.
How about an ETF that mimics the Permanent Portfolio, an equal mix of precious metals, Swiss
Francs, Natural Resource growth stocks, and
U.S. bonds. Made to weather recession, inflation
and has held up pretty well for many years (PRPFX).
Thanks,
Scoot
How about a trade surplus ETF. I'm thinking simple index of stocks in countries weighted by size of goods/service surplus relative to GDP. Obviously just delete the deficit countries.
Michael
I'd like to know if the gold in the London bank vaults (GLD) is all there, and also how often this information is obtained, and by whom?
Thanks,
Peter
More bond ETF's. The first like Vanguard GNMA's bond fund. The second like Oppenheimer Strategic Income bond fund. Foreign bond funds hedged and unhedged like Pimco's.
Mitchelg
Individual agricultural commodity etfs. Such as cotton, sugar, etc. I know they have them in Europe, why not here?
Thanks Roger
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