Comments on: Abercrombie & Fitch and EnCana: Technical Comments on Equities in Today’s News

By: Don Vialoux

Don Vialoux — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:43:24 +0000

Hi Gary. It’s a matter of investment preference. ETFs offer diversification not offered by ownership of individual equities. Costs usually are lower (e.g. lower bid/ask spreads)and liquidity usually is better with the more active ETFs. On the other hand, risk/potential return is higher with individual securities. See additional information about costs/benefits of ETFs in the education section of this blog.

By: gary

gary — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:32:02 +0000

Hi Don,
Thank you for the update on ECA. ECA, MFC and SLF are giving me reason to question ETF’s. Would we not be better off just going with SU,CNQ or RY,BNS instead of XEG or XFN.
Thanks,
Gary

By: HM

HM — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:17:05 +0000

Don,

Disappointed after reading your response.

Please let me know if such analysis is posted elsewhere.

Thanks

By: Don Vialoux

Don Vialoux — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:02:39 +0000

“By the Numbers” has been discontinued until further notice.

By: HM

HM — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:10:15 +0000

Don,

I do not see any “By the numbers” postings anymore. Have they been stopped ?

Appreciate your response.

Thanks