February 3, 2013 – ETF Expert Radio Podcast
Asia ETFs, Europe & ETFs, Precious Metals ETFs, Fixed Income ETFs, Brazilian ETFs Click here to listen to the show: 2-3-2012 [...more]
Asia ETFs, Europe & ETFs, Precious Metals ETFs, Fixed Income ETFs, Brazilian ETFs Click here to listen to the show: 2-3-2012 [...more]
ETFs for 2013, Asia ETFs, Investing for Income & ETFs Click here to listen to the show: 1-6-2012 [...more]
European Debt Crisis and ETFs, Currency ETFs, Asia ETFs, Technology ETFs, Apple Stock and ETFs Click here to listen to the show: 10-14-2012 [...more]
Commodity ETFs, REIT ETFs, Quantitative Easing and ETFs, ETFs off 52 Week Highs, Oil ETFs, Metals ETFs, Gold ETFs, Asia ETFs Click here to listen to the show: 10-7-2012 [...more]
Three months ago, Europe’s never-ending drama and China’s economic slowdown were collectively crushing Asia Pacific exporters. Single-country ETFs representing places like Australia, South Korea and Taiwan had relative strength factors below 50, meaning that half or more of the entire ETF universe were beating them. Then came the bailout dialogues. In late July, the president of the [...] [...more]
LIBOR (London Inter-Bank Offered Rate) is the interest rate that fellow European banks will charge other banks. Put another way, it is the rate at which a financial institution in the region can borrow money. In order for banks to operate, they are consistently lending out and/or borrowing. If they cannot exchange with one another, required reserve levels could be deemed “inadequate” or investors could [...] [...more]
Market Overview And ETFs, ETF Investing Themes, Asia ETFs, India ETFs, Small Cap Japan ETFs, Large Cap China ETFs, Small Cap China ETFs Click here to listen to the show: 7-10-2011 [...more]
In August of 2009, I explained why iShares MSCI Malaysia (EWM) was a veritable bargain in the Emerging Market ETF arena. (Review ”A Different Slice of the EM Pie.”) By November of 2009, EWM became one of my top client holdings. Moreover, during the summertime slump of 2010, I reaffirmed my commitment to buying more/maintaining exposure to this [...] [...more]
The biggest news over the weekend had been China’s surprise Christmas-day decision to hike its interest rates. China is looking to slow down price inflation. And, not surprisingly, some of the worst performing Country ETFs on 12/27/2010 were those with heavy exposure to the materials and energy segments. For example, Columbia, Chile, Brazil and Mexico were among the [...] [...more]
For the last 3 months, Asian ETFs kept hitting 2-year highs… over and over and over again. Even the iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Fund (FXI) began charting new peaks in early October. Manufacturing growth in China has been one driving force in the success of Asian ETFs. Greater demand for services by a burgeoning professional class in China has also contributed. Yet, we’re just [...] [...more]