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March 21, 2017

by Mike Rawson · Published March 21, 2017

Weekly Roundup, 21st March 2017

We begin today’s Weekly Roundup in the FT, with the Chart That Tells A Story. This week it was about dividends. Dividends Vanessa Houlder reported the shocking news than incentives…

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January 18, 2016

by Mike Rawson · Published January 18, 2016 · Last modified October 18, 2016

Do Short Trackers Work As Hedges?

Today we’re going to look at Short Trackers (Inverse ETFs) as portfolio hedges. Does their daily rebalancing mean that they drift off course?

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Weekly Roundup, 21st March 2017

Do Short Trackers Work As Hedges?

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