Seeking Alpha’s Jonathan Liss recently spoke with Gary to find out how he planned to use ETFs – including alternative ETF strategies not frequently found in more typical investor portfolios – to position clients in 2013. Jonathan Liss (JL): How would you describe your investing style/philosophy? Gary Gordon (GG): Information processing is the best way to describe [...] [...more]
Retail ETFs, Consumer ETFs, Europe ETF Update, Economic Freedom and ETFs, Emerging Market ETFs Click here to listen to the show: 9-2-2012 [...more]
Citigroup’s Tom Fitzpatrick asserted that the U.S. market is emulating the pattern of a 1970s-style bear. The company’s chief technical analyst suggested that stocks would likely fall 20% or more on economic factors like sky-rocketing oil, declining economic activity, rising unemployment and a collapse in housing. There are quite a few problems with Mr. Fitzpatrick’s assertion. Unemployment is woefully high due to a [...] [...more]
Income Producing ETFs, March Employment Report and ETFs, Non-Cyclical ETFs, Consumer ETFs, Health ETFs, Yield-Oriented ETFs Click here to listen to the show: 4-8-2012 [...more]
Strategic Metals 2012 ETFs, Rare Earth Metal ETF, China ETFs, China Consumer ETF, Precious Metal ETFs Click here to listen to the show: 3-11-2012 [...more]
Oil ETFs, Gasoline ETFs, Shore Europe ETFs, Short Euro Debt ETFs, Emerging Consumer ETFs, Volatility ETFs, Hedging and ETFs Click here to listen to the show: 2-19-2012 [...more]
Momentum ETFs, Commodity ETFs/ETNs, Asian ETFs, Yield-Oriented ETFs, Consumer ETFs Click here to listen to the show: 12-18-2011 [...more]
On the first day of December, 2011, a number of brand name corporations hit new 52-week highs. Here are a few that caught my eye: McDonalds (MCD), Phillip Morris (PM), Diageo (DEO), Kraft (KFT) and Treehouse Foods (THS). Keep in mind, most of the media attention centers on the discretionary spending of the consumer (e.g., “Black Friday” widescreens, ”Cyber Monday” acquisitions of [...] [...more]
While the FOMC is not yet concerned enough with inflation to enact a major policy shift, a cursory look at the cost of food and energy suggests trouble is a brewin’! Oil has settled above $110 per barrel, a drag on virtually all aspects of economic output. Meanwhile, some agencies are predicting $4 plus for a gallon of milk! McDonald’s reported weaker-than-hoped-for earnings… [...] [...more]
Prior to the advent of ETFs and ETNs, most investors had difficulty accessing commodities, currencies and volatility. Today, if you want to pour some sugar or scrap some aluminum… the world is your oyster. Still, are “out-of-the-mainstream” asset classes worthy of a small investor’s pursuit? Yes! For one thing, Emerging Market ETFs actually determine the course of U.S. ETFs, and [...] [...more]
