The holiday season is a time for shopping, family get-togethers and… travel. In fact, the busiest travel days of the year occur around Thanksgiving and Christmas. It follows that investors may need to better understand Transportation ETFs. The effect that many of these companies have on the economy, both at the product creation level and at the [...] [...more]
You’re not sure how long the market uptrend will stay intact. You’re wary of a spooky October. Nevertheless, you’re strongly considering an allocation to regional stock ETFs in the next 2-4 weeks. Perhaps what you need, then, is a bit of insurance. More specifically, a number of regional ETFs make larger semi-annual or annual payouts in December, effectively increasing [...] [...more]
The Olympics can bring great opportunity or great risk for the host country. While Brazil will need to spend billions on planning and infrastructure, the likely economic benefits are enormous. Should you look to Brazil ETFs to lead the way? Airline, Brazil ETFs Post Biggest Gains - Kevin Baker, The Street September’s Hottest ETFs (Non-Leveraged) - Every Day Finance Think Consumers Can Get Off [...] [...more]
Last Friday, I wrote a straightforward piece on ETFs that investors were buying on the 3rd consecutive day of market weakness. I wondered if those ETFs might be the largest movers when enthusiasm returned. Indeed, both SPDR Retail (XRT) and SPDR Select Financials (XLF) are outperforming the broader market on Monday, 9/28/09. It certainly appears that those who recently entered the [...] [...more]
