At the start of the week, analysts were wondering whether or not stocks could “hold the line.” Specifically, the bulls were simply hoping that the current price on the S&P 500 would stay above its 200-day moving average. However, the S&P 500 had little trouble holding the 1263 level. In fact, by Thursday, June 30, the U.S. stock [...] Continue Reading...
At ETF Expert, we’ve been riding the Malaysian express for several years. For example: 1. August, 2009. “Malaysia ETF Offers A Different Slice Of The Emerging Market Pie.” 2. June, 2010. “3 Unique ETFs For Continuing Market Uncertainty.” 3. March, 2011. “3 More Reasons Why You Should Select the Malaysia ETF.” Not surprisingly to the folks at ETF Expert, iShares [...] Continue Reading...
Roughly two-thirds of all Americans express a pessimistic outlook on the economy as well as its future. Perhaps ironically, CNBC recently reported that wealthier citizens are even more downbeat than the nation at large. One might hope that the bleak view is “transitory.” However, the middle class, upper-middle class and wealthiest among us are seriously skeptical about their prospects. Need [...] Continue Reading...
Most investors acknowledge that Jim Rogers, the notorious bull in a China shop, deserves his guru status. He’s been right on commodity demand, prescient about the U.S. dollar and an accurate advocate of Asian equities. However, few people realize that Mr. Rogers chose Singapore as his neighborhood back in 2007. He believes that assets will continue flowing into the Asian [...] Continue Reading...
At the end of April, most domestic and world equity benchmarks had hit new highs for 2011. The S&P 500 finished at 1363 — roughly 8.4% higher on the year. By May 31, the U.S. stock gauge had dropped to 1345. And nearing the end of June, the heralded index drifted down to 1290. As far as [...] Continue Reading...
We’ve heard the “revival” story before. Yet everytime over the last 2 decades that a revival in Japanese equities appeared imminent, something went awry. That said, it’s difficult to argue with the price gains or the fund flow. For instance, WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund (DXJ) has experienced a week-over-week increase in net assets of nearly 14%. What’s [...] Continue Reading...
Scores of investors are bracing themselves for a “hard landing” in China. Soft, medium, hard — the infatuation resembles a hapless consumer trying to determine the right box of tofu at the grocery store. Let’s get real for a moment. Bloomberg’s poll of economists expect 9.5% GDP growth for China in 2011. The slightly more pessimistic [...] Continue Reading...
On a price basis, it’s been a heck of a pullback for commodities. Crude oil alone has been contending with a bearish decline. Making matters more difficult, investors have yanked funds from agriculture-related ETFs/ETNs and industrial metal vehicles. On the flip side, energy investors may be drawing a line in the oil sands. Nearly $650 million has [...] Continue Reading...
ETFs Compared To 2010 ETFs, Sector ETFs, Reconsidering Asian Stock ETFs, Asia Bond ETFs, Asia Currency ETFs Click here to list to the show: 6-26-2011 Continue Reading...
In the last month, both Linked In (LNKD) and Pandora (P) came to the New York Stock Exchange with an enormous amount of fanfare. Both IPOs held out the promise of a new appreciation for the future of business. And yet, each IPO currently resides below the lowest price on the first day that shares traded. The low for LNKD on its first day on the [...] Continue Reading...
