BuddhaGorilla

Leveraged ETFs: New Source of Systemic Risk

Endorse? I hope you're not actually recommending these as a professional for someone who wants to "invest and forget" their retirement savings.

On Apr 20 02:04 PM MarkitWacha wrote:

> If what you say is true, then this assumed risk is underpriced.
> In other words, it's cheap for the retail investor. It's a bargain
> for bargain hunters.
>
> That's why I endorse leveraged ETFs as being helpful to the retail
> investor. It's another way to escape the middle income trap and
> advance. If you are going to put your pension dollars in the market
> and forget about them, you may as well put them in a 2x ETF fund.
>
>
> You increase your volatility, while the market risk is always there
> and is the same.
>

Is This the Last Great Bubble?

Try TBT -- Ultrashort 20+ Year Treasury ETF.

Just don't do it soon. Long-dated US paper may be headed towards a precipice, but right now it's a freight train that will flatten you thinner than a copper penny. The trend will change...