Comments on: Silver ETF – Behind the Scenes http://www.etftrends.com/2006/03/silver_etf_behi.html Keeping a grip on exchange traded funds (ETFs) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:28:06 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: robert skinner http://www.etftrends.com/2006/03/silver_etf_behi.html/comment-page-1/#comment-26 robert skinner Mon, 03 Apr 2006 03:08:10 +0000 http://etftrends.com.s14057.gridserver.com/2006/03/silver-etf-behind-the-scenes.html#comment-26 TOM POINTS OUT THAT OWNING THE GOLD ETF OR SILVER ETF IS AKIN TO OWNING THE METAL OUTRIGHT. This means no long term capital gains of 15% as an investor would enjoy from selling other ETFs, qualifying for long term capital gains! Instead, the IRS taxes the gain at 28%, the rate for collectibles! I would choose a good gold/natural resource fund instead of a metals ETF and strive for 15% LTCG. TOM POINTS OUT THAT OWNING THE GOLD ETF OR SILVER ETF IS AKIN TO OWNING THE METAL OUTRIGHT. This means no long term capital gains of 15% as an investor would enjoy from selling other ETFs, qualifying for long term capital gains! Instead, the IRS taxes the gain at 28%, the rate for collectibles! I would choose a good gold/natural resource fund instead of a metals ETF and strive for 15% LTCG.

]]> By: Chris Meisenzahl http://www.etftrends.com/2006/03/silver_etf_behi.html/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Chris Meisenzahl Tue, 28 Mar 2006 14:26:47 +0000 http://etftrends.com.s14057.gridserver.com/2006/03/silver-etf-behind-the-scenes.html#comment-25 Intersting stuff, thanks. I'm looking forward to ETFs for both silver and copper. Chris <a href="http://amateureconblog.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://amateureconblog.blogspot.com/</a> Intersting stuff, thanks. I’m looking forward to ETFs for both silver and copper.

Chris
http://amateureconblog.blogspot.com/

]]> By: Tom Lydon http://www.etftrends.com/2006/03/silver_etf_behi.html/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Tom Lydon Mon, 27 Mar 2006 16:30:59 +0000 http://etftrends.com.s14057.gridserver.com/2006/03/silver-etf-behind-the-scenes.html#comment-24 The silver ETF will be backed by physical silver, kept in a vault, and shares will represent ownership in the precious metal. The silver ETF will be backed by physical silver, kept in a vault, and shares will represent ownership in the precious metal.

]]> By: real1 http://www.etftrends.com/2006/03/silver_etf_behi.html/comment-page-1/#comment-23 real1 Sun, 26 Mar 2006 14:09:38 +0000 http://etftrends.com.s14057.gridserver.com/2006/03/silver-etf-behind-the-scenes.html#comment-23 GLD vs. IAU , gld is supposed to hold bullion to back up the fund while IAU(totally paper gold) is a structured product(they don't hold bullion, just gold futures?) Will the silver ETF be like IAU - paper silver , or like gld bullion backed ?? GLD vs. IAU , gld is supposed to hold bullion to back up the fund while IAU(totally paper gold) is a structured product(they don’t hold bullion, just gold futures?) Will the silver ETF be like IAU – paper silver , or like gld bullion backed ??

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