The Many Dangers of Owning GLD and SLV ETFs | Nick Barisheff
A few weeks ago, Nick Barisheff, CEO of BMG Group, and I had a conversation on the major assets classes for 2020. The conversation covered real estate,…
How ETFs Are Created and Redeemed
The main difference between ETFs and other investment vehicles like traditional mutual funds or stocks is the process through which fund shares are created and redeemed. This is called the…
Dangerous Side of ETFs
Investors are no better off because of the last two decades’ explosion of exchange-traded funds. In fact, according to soon-to-be-published research, investors’ performance probably would…
Some Concerns Underlying Gold-Backed ETFs
The comments is an edited and abridged synopsis of an article by Ronan Manley Gold-backed ETFs are a product class that has grown strongly in…
Do You Own Your Gold? | Nick Barisheff
Legal Title Is Essential To Precious Metals Ownership To download PDF version Whether you’re buying a brand new BMW or a second hand Range Rover,…
Scotiabank Leaves Precious Metals Market
Nick Barisheff, president & CEO , BMG Group Inc., visits with Chris Powell, GATA to discuss Scotia’s decision to leave the precious metals market, failure…
Nick Barisheff | The Illusion of Owning Gold
Gold-backed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and similar products account for a significant part of the gold market, with institutional and individual investors using them to implement…
Canadians should be making better use of TFSAs
It’s been a little more than a decade since the former federal Conservative government introduced the tax-free savings account (TFSA) as a financial planning tool…
Budget 2019 could mean more tax payable for fundholders
Department of Finance expects to gain $350 million by 2024 from proposals Mutual funds and ETFs will no longer be able to use a methodology to…
How A Thrifty Investor Could Pay Less For A Mutual Fund Than An ETF
Are ETFs getting a free ride in cost comparisons with mutual funds? A reader believes this to be the case. “I think the [cost] comparison…