Five Compelling Long Term Trends (And ETFs To Play Them)

Over the last several years ETFs have become popular tools for active investors seeking to take advantage of short-term mispricings in the market; the average daily trading volumes on many of the most popular-exchange-traded products clearly indicates that ETFs are widely used by day traders who measure their holding periods in minutes rather than years. Of course, ETFs also continue to be tremendously powerful tools for the set of the market for which they were originally designed: long-term, buy-and-hold investors. For those in it for the long haul, ETFs can represent a way to tap into a compelling investment thesis that is expected to play out over the course of several years or even decades, without conducting company-specific research or taking on considerable company-specific risk [see also 12 High-Yielding Commodities For 2012]. Below, we outline five long-term trends that are expected to play out over the next several decades. While [...] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Posts: 2011: A Year Of ETF Firsts How Low Can Vanguard Go? Sector ETFs Get Expense Cuts Top 10 Noteworthy ETF Trends Of 2011 Getting The Most Out Of Your Bond ETFs Six Noteworthy ETF Innovations