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How to Trade Growth vs. Value with ETFs
Ever been to an investment conference or watched CNBC? If so, you’ve heard people talk about “growth stocks” and “value stocks.”
What do they mean by this? How does knowing the difference make money for you? Today I’ll tell you what these terms mean and give you some ways to take advantage of them with exchange traded funds (ETFs).
Two Kinds of Stocks —
Two Kinds of Investors
If you want to buy stocks, you can take your pick of thousands. Each has its own character and history. The most successful investors have a “style” and stick with it. This isn’t a matter…
4Sep2009 | Money and Markets | 0 comments | ContinuedValue Investors – Beware The Value Traps
Value investors, consider this your warning… With thousands of stocks down 50% (or more), investors are salivating over the bargains. But for every true deal, there are at least three “value traps” – stocks destined to languish at depressed levels indefinitely. Or worse, get cheaper still.
Think Kmart here. In late 2001, it became the poster child for value investors. They argued it was dirt cheap based on countless metrics like book value and sales. And it was destined for a historic turnaround.
Sure enough, the stock went from the bargain bin to the trash heap, as the company filed bankruptcy in…
5Dec2008 | Investment U | 0 comments | Continued
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