How do you pick Exchange Traded Funds and Index Funds?

How do you pick Exchange Traded Funds and Index Funds?

Originally posted March 11, 2019. Last Updated February 23, 2023. What is an Exchange Traded Fund? An Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) or Index Fund is a portfolio of stocks managed by a firm to achieve certain goals. When buying a share in an ETF, investors are actually...
Trades in Play Episode 9

Trades in Play Episode 9

Risk Disclaimer The positions in this portfolio are incredibly risky and extremely volatile.   No one at Get Irked is a professional financial adviser (or a doctor), so consult with your own financial adviser to see if any of these positions fit your risk profile (and...
Investments in Play Episode 9

Investments in Play Episode 9

 March 8, 2019  Click any chart for an enlarged version Highlights from the Week Biggest Winner: Disney (DIS) During market-wide sell-offs like we saw this week, there are no winners, just lesser losers. That logic makes Disney (DIS) our Biggest Winner this week,...
Week in Review Episode 29

Week in Review Episode 29

Summing Up The Week If you were thinking the market could keep going up without pulling back, you could win the Most Optimistic Optimist Award for the week. After one of the longest weekly runs in history, the market was so overbought it was looking for any excuse to...
Investments in Play Episode 8

Investments in Play Episode 8

 March 1, 2019  Click any chart for an enlarged version Highlights from the Week Biggest Winner: GW Pharmaceuticals (GWPH) GW Pharmaceuticals (GWPH), the cannabis prescription drug play, blew the roof off the joint with an excellent earnings report thanks to increased...
Trades in Play Episode 8

Trades in Play Episode 8

Risk Disclaimer The positions in this portfolio are incredibly risky and extremely volatile.   No one at Get Irked is a professional financial adviser (or a doctor), so consult with your own financial adviser to see if any of these positions fit your risk profile (and...