This book describes in detail ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds) and ETCs (Exchange Traded Commodities), financial instruments listed in real time that enable to positively and negatively replicate the performance of an underlying financial asset (typically stock exchange indices, bond indices and raw materials).
In the first part of the book, the author deals fully and comprehensively with the various types and the main features of ETFs and ETCs. In the second part, he describes the selection criteria to identify the most efficient ETFs to use for building up an investment portfolio.
The final part focuses on the main operating strategies that can be used to achieve positive yields in the medium-to-long term with a limited degree of risk. Each strategy is objective and can be replicated by any investor and comes with statistical tests to check its profitability and degree of risk.
The objective of the book is to make readers able to build and manage an ETF portfolio prudently in order to be autonomous and independent from the advice given by their banks or financial promoters.