Inverse Leveraged ETFs: Perfect Short or Buyer Beware?
That led to a discussion of ways to make money in a downturn. We covered hedging currencies, like the Swiss franc and Japanese yen. We spoke about gold. We considered commodities, agreeing they were a good short-term play, but would suffer if rising interest rates led to a recession. Eventually, we came to inverse leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs) … those tempting plays that promise to make money when markets decline…