Archive | February, 2009

Bearing the Bear: Best ETF Performance Since the 2009 Market Top

On January 6, 2009, the S&P 500 hit an intra-day high of 944. Since then, investors have had a mere handful of up days to entertain the possibility of hope. At the risk of being... Continue Reading...


ETF Reading List – February 12, 2009

Asset Allocation By Funds Fuels Gold Rally – Frank Tang, Reuters State Street Global Advisors launches Intermediate Term Credit ETF – ETF Express Barclays Opens A Brand New Asset Class – Bradley Kay, Morningstar Bullish... Continue Reading...


ETF Reading List – February 11, 2009

4 Ways Investors Can Play This Market - Katy Marquardt, US News Why Buy-And-Hold Is Dead – Tom Lydon, ETF Trends The Wrong Way To Invest In China – Todd Wenning, Motley Fool Living With... Continue Reading...


Deflation or Inflation ETFs? Why The Bond and Commodity Markets Are Forward-Looking

Everyone points to the November 2008 lows as a critical "bottoming" area for stocks. For the S&P 500 to build a base, it has been said, it must not establish new closing lows below 750.... Continue Reading...


ETF Reading List – February 10, 2009

ETF Update: Prospects For Medical Device Companies - Jeff Miller, A Dash Of Insight Don't Buy USO (Buy USL Instead) - Matt Hougan, IndexUniverse Forget Stock Picking: Pros Still Like Some Index Funds – Jeff... Continue Reading...


Sector ETFs: Non-Cyclical Sectors Handily Beating Cyclical Sectors

The numbers won't lie. Sometimes, they may mislead, but they won't lie. Through 2/6/2009, a number of U.S. sector funds had actually posted YTD gains. A number of segments, of course, had not. What's most... Continue Reading...


ETF Reading List – February, 9, 2009

Growing Interest In Dividend ETFs – John Spence, Market Watch With Diversification A Priority, Bond Funds Broaden Global Reach – Joseph Lisanti, NY Daily News ETF Launch: Colombia ETF... Really (GXG, EC, CIB) – Jon... Continue Reading...


February 8, 2009 – ETF Podcast

Financial and agriculture ETFs make up today's podcast. Click here to listen to the show: 2-8-09 Continue Reading...


ETF Reading List – February 6, 2009

Gold ETFs A Good Bet, But Time It Well! – Commodity Online 5 Things Every ETF Investor Should Know – Dan Burrows, Smart Money Commodity-Related Equity ETFs Deliver Strong Returns - Daniel McAllister, Financial Times... Continue Reading...


Actively Managed CEFs Versus Index ETFs: Indexing Owns the “Track”

You may have been reading about the latest "rage." More specifically, several prospective fund providers are gearing up to offer actively managed exchange-traded funds. In previous posts, I have argued AGAINST using newfangled, actively managed... Continue Reading...


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