In 2022, we already saw a resurgence of gold when we analyzed how to invest in gold. In 2024 and 2025, this trend has consolidated. By the end of March 2025, the price of gold surpassed $3,080 per ounce, a new all-time high, rising 17% in these first months of the year. Factors driving gold…
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As a complement to the reports on the returns of our portfolios at the end of 2024, here we review the performance of the ETF portfolios in dollars. It is also worth remembering that dollar portfolios are only suitable for investors whose economy is “dollarized” or who specifically want to have exposure to the dollar…
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Market comment year 2024 2024 was a positive year for financial markets. Stock markets have risen unevenly, with the US markets standing out, driven mainly by the so-called ‘magnificent seven’ (Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia and Tesla), which are leading the artificial intelligence revolution, while Europe remains more limited by a stagnant economy and…
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In the world of Exchange Traded Funds (better known as ETFs or exchange-traded funds), there is one type that has gained a lot of appeal in recent years: monthly dividend ETFs. As an investment product that combines the unique features of these vehicles, such as low costs and diversification, with the distribution of a steady…
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With the stock market, one might ask: Is it a good time to invest in the S&P 500? To find the answer, one must turn to a cartoon that showed what could very well be Superman being interrogated by a man in a tie. —“Oh wow, so you can fly,” the man in the suit…
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Money market funds are funds that invest in short and usually quite safe money market instruments. Given the fact that after years of negative interest rates even short-term rates are quickly getting back in positive territory, these funds are attracting a lot of interest from investors. For example, in the US you are paid almost…
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As the name suggests, dividend yield ETFs are those that invest in stocks that pay dividends.
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What is an ETF? An ETF (Exchange Traded Fund) is an investment fund that aims to replicate the performance of a particular market or underlying strategy. The most popular ETFs are those based on indices, but there are also many based on other asset classes, such as currencies and commodities. An ETF is treated in…
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