During the 2010 Superbowl commercials, keep an eye out for “Green Car of the Year” winner, the Audi A3 TDI. The advertisement features rock band “Cheap Trick” as it re-records its 70’s hit, “Dream Police,” as the “Green Police.” In spite of corporations putting their greenest feet forward, investors should be nervous. If crude oil reamins [...] [...more]
Should we measure the success of every investment off the March bottom? Of course not! Most folks understand that the hardest-hit investments ricocheted the highest off the floor. Sure, steel companies in Market Vectors Steel (SLX) galvanized fans with 185%+ gains off March 9, 2009 lows. Yet SLX is still -38% below its June 08 peak. (Does [...] [...more]
The ETF revolution started with a method to access broad market indexes in the United States like the S&P 500, the Nasdaq 100 and the Dow Jones Industrials. Then size (small, medium, large), style (growth, core, value) and sector investing (e.g., energy, health care, tech, etc.) came to the foreground. It wasn’t long before international markets [...] [...more]
