You’ve probably heard about passive investing or ETF investing: If you can’t beat the market (and most people can’t), why not just buy the market? It’s a lazy way to invest but you do outperform many people because you’re essentially getting market returns. The recent boom in ETFs offer investors a multitude of choices to allocate their capital. You can invest in the well-known STI ETF (ES3 or G3B), S&P 500 ETF, various bond ETFs and even on triple leveraged (3x) Russia bull/bear ETFs. ETFs can offer anything from staid market indices to oil futures to fear itself (VIX ETFs and ETNs). The indexation trend has been growing and more people are moving towards passive investing due to the growing visibility and popularity of index funds. It’s also due to increased volatility in global markets that have spooked investors. I’ve seen enough BlackRock and Aberdeen ads in public to know ......