2016 ETF Review & 2017 Outlook

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It was a lacklustre week in the equities markets, and volatility remains almost non-existent, as it has for many weeks now. The rally in stocks which began a few days before the American election, has stalled again for the time being. No doubt some of this can be related to the president-elect’s future policies being shared 140 characters at a time.

PTP… Our ProfiTrend Portfolio APAR (annualized price appreciation rate) fell to 57% last week after several weeks of ups and downs. We’re still well ahead of the S&P/TSX Composite Index APAR at 27%; and the S&P 500 APAR at 21%.

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PTA Perspective… 2016 ETF Review & 2017 Outlook

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Although we tend to provide more coverage of stocks than ETFs in TrendWatch Weekly, exchange traded products (ETPs, of which ETFs are the largest proportion by far) are the most viable investment class for many investors. Each ETF provides broad diversification within a single security, and they make mutual funds look like dog food by comparison. This week we walk you through some high-level statistics on what’s been happening in the ETF industry, and what we’re likely to see going forward.