I found a new blog that focuses on ETFs called ETF Zen Garden written by Bay Area resident Mike. The site just started last month.
There is one article that is a great follow up to my piece on Structured Products and another one that weighs in on the hedge fund community's influence on ETF trading.
Hopefully Mike can stick with it.
I would encourage anyone with something to say to try their hand at blogging. I know from my own traffic that there are a lot of people in the industry with useful opinions and ideas, reading blogs. To those folks I would say to take a shot at writing one.
When I first started this site I had two emails that really stuck with me. One said that blogging would be very addictive another said it was very difficult to stick with it. I think the answer is in the middle.
A friend asked me an interesting question the other day about whether my writing costs me business from the standpoint of someone deciding not to hire me and just reading the site instead.
Interesting question. Personally I don't think I could do the job for hundreds of people. I don't know what my ceiling would be for accounts I could manage but it is far fewer than the number of people that read this site.
The idea that this site might help a few folks sort out a couple of investment issues is very fulfilling and that's why I do it. If this appeals to you, hop on in.
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3 comments:
Hi Roger,
I certainly appreciate your blog. Even though your methods are very different from mine, it's nice to read what other people are thinking. I wish there were more blogs with more different methodologies around.
I recently started my own trading blog and so far it has been very addicting.
Tomstaafl
solitairetrader.com
Tomstaafl,
good luck with your blog. I tired to leave a comment but I'm not registered.
thank you for the kind word in your comment.
Roger,
I don't know whether it is worth it or not, but it sure is habbit-forming! Quite frankly, having to write down my thoughts and rationale on investing has helped me. Also, since I share my trading activity and have to "justify" it to my readers, at least in my mind, I have been a much better investor for this experience.
I don't know where blogging will lead me as I am not an investment professional. However, it is very enjoyable to contribute to the understanding of investing by many who don't have much of an idea of the difference between a dividend and an earnings report.
Bob
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