Archive for March, 2010

Just for Fun – Best Jobs in America

March 14th, 2010

It’s Sunday… and it means it’s time for “Just for Fun”. Every Sunday, we publish a posting not related to finance or investment.

FOCUS has recently published an image showing best jobs in America. It shows the median salary, top pay as well as Top 50 Rank. Just click the image below to see the full image.

  • Highest median salary: Emergency Room Physician – $249,000
  • Highest top salary: Securities trader – $491,000
  • Top 50 Rank: Systems Engineer

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Week in Review – March 13

March 14th, 2010

It’s end of the week; and it’s time to review what’s happening in the blogsophere.

WhereDoesAllMyMoneyGo.com had a series about rebuilding credit in Canada after going bankrupt. See post #1 here, post #2 here, post #3 here and post #4 here.

Million Dollar Journey was asking: who is our worst enemy when investing in stocks? It’s person we see everyday in the mirror.

Canadian Personal Finance Blog shared his thoughts on his financial decisions 20 years ago and how he feel about them today. Should we regret to our financial mistakes that we have made?

Canadian Dream: Free at 45 recommended us for not watching the stock price every day if we are a long-term investor.

Canadian Capitalist gave his opinion on recent column from Globe & Mail titled “Only the truly active fund managers lead the pack”. Is actively managed funds really better than passively managed ones?

Canadian Coach Potato had suggestion where to put our money to keep our tax minimal. Should we put dividend-paying equities in RRSP, TFSA or non-registered account?

Enjoy your weekend!

Largest ETF Issuers

March 13th, 2010

ishares   spdrs   vanguard     invescopowershares

We just found an article on Artremis that lists all ETF issuers in the US with their total assets. The biggest one is, no surprise, iShares that is owned by BlackRock. Here is the 10-ten list of largest ETF issuers in the US:

Issuer Asset
iShares $364 billion
State Street Global Advisors $149 billion
Vanguard $92 billion
Invesco PowerShares $33 billion
ProShares $23.2 billion
Van Eck Global $12.5 billion
WisdomTree $6.5 billion
Direxion $5 billion
Rydex SGI $3.1 billion
Claymore $2.9 billion

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