With the stock markets slow and steady creep higher, “oversold” ETFs might be the last thing investors expect to find. However, David Penn, believes that there are at least three positions worth taking a look at. (Hint: BRIC ETFs may be ready to rumble!) Let your eyes gaze on a few of the more enticing ETF articles for March [...] Continue Reading...
Not every investment will make you money. And even those that do… they may not have been worthy of the ETF risks you are taking. Here are 3 areas that I continue to avoid: 1. Solar Energy. It’s just not happening for the “sun.” Neither Claymore Global Solar (TAN) nor Market Vectors Global Solar (KWT) have managed to [...] Continue Reading...
Americans are always looking for the “latest and greatest.” Sometimes we track our favorite reality show stars on American Idol. Other times, we skim a ”Top 10″ feature in Consumer Reports. It’s not a whole lot different when it comes to investing. In fact, when a writer argues that billions of investor inflows are going to drive the biotech sector to the perfromance promised land, many of [...] Continue Reading...
For the better part of the last 12 months, health care stocks have been significant underachievers. Credit the uncertainty surrounding health care legislation. Yet, at least for one day, the cloud of uncertainty has lifted. “Something” passed. Will it be meaningful, costly, desirable, well-received, repealed… others can debate the fall out. For the time being, though, something passed. So did [...] Continue Reading...
Gold was one of the precious few assets to make huge strides during the 10/07-3/09 bear. Here in 2010, however, the yellow metal has been trading sideways. Are world currency factors keeping a lid on the commodity’s uptrend? Or is this merely the calm before the next golden opportunity? Dull Trading In Gold ETFs - Jon Nader, Commodity Online Investors Mine New Metals ETFs - John Spence, MarketWatch Complete [...] Continue Reading...
Some may argue that that the current share price for a Sector ETF is a reflection of what investors believe an economic segment (e.g., health care, technology, etc.) is worth today, while recognizing the future prospects for that segment. However, when current share prices are rapidly rising in a bull market, the P/E ratios may be deceptively high; that is, [...] Continue Reading...
If the economy is indeed rebounding, companies that offer new technologies will be worth watching. Kevin Grewal reports that the fundamentals of the tech sector are strong, with Google, Apple, Microsoft and Oracle having nearly $70 billion in their coffers. Do you believe that the economic rebound is real? If so, can Technology ETFs be the ones to party like it’s 1989? ETFs [...] Continue Reading...
“Perma-Bear” ETFs, Small Mid Cap ETFs, Overvalued/Undervalued ETFs Click here to listen to the show: 3-21-10 Continue Reading...
The bears have their hero in Nouriel Roubini. Yet the bulls have a star in Laszlo Birinyi, a long-time money manager who believes the cyclical bull market has just begun. Birinyi’s belief is that the current rally may last through the presidential election of 2012. His evidence? He trusts price-to-sales more than price-to-earnings, and the P/S [...] Continue Reading...
Bill Luby notes that Stock ETF investors may need to begin preparing themselves for a meaningful pullback. If history truly does repeat itself, then the same ”Put to Call Ratio” signaling the last few pullbacks is once again in bearish territory. Is now the time to take some profits in your Stock ETFs? 3 undeniably interesting ETF articles for [...] Continue Reading...
