With stock markets globe-wide succumbing to volatility, certain ETFs have secured more than a fair share of followers. For example, PowerShares US Dollar Bullish (UUP) has successfully capitalized on the king of all currencies. Treasury Bond ETFs have also curried favor. Does his mean you should buy into the doom-n-gloom forecasted by U.S. Treasury Bond ETFs? Or are there other ways to interpret the recent flight to [...] [...more]
The Street.com reported that U.S. broad market ETFs fell 24% in the first decade of the new century. Meanwhile, Brazil’s Bovespa Index QUADRUPLED! The globe requires more minerals, materials and natural resources. Brazil is chock-full of them. Moreover, with major events like the World Cup and the Olympics heading to Brazil over the next 4-6 years, could Brazil ETFs continue to score goal [...] [...more]
Some investors see the creation of a new Aluminum ETF as a potential winfall for the price of the commodity itself. Will an Aluminum ETF find bullish commodity sentiment that is similar to other positions in this space? New Aluminum ETFs May Be On The Way - Jim Trippon, China Stock Digest Volatility Has Vanguard Looking To Calm ETF [...] [...more]
Let me get this out of the way… I am NOT calling the next crash. Let the doomsayers from Whitney to Roubini to Farrell ply their trades as perma-bears… that’s not the way that I roll. Time and again, however, I discuss an investment methodology that is simple to implement and focuses on what you can [...] [...more]
If you’re one of those folks who believes in the concept of a “regression to the mean,” then you had a rationale in 2008 for why Dow 14000 would crater below Dow 10000. Similarly, you had reason to expect that stocks with P/Es above 20 would eventually work their way back to long-term averages of 16. What you rarely heard, however, was [...] [...more]
According to Smart Money, governments around the world are spending more than $1 trillion dollars annually on roads, power grids, bridges, dams and more. Investors should ask, “Won’t certain companies prosper?” and “Which ETFs might benefit the most?” On a separate note, Vanguard ETFs earned the gold medal for money inflows in November. Did other ETF providers [...] [...more]
After a pullback in the last week of October, the start of November has been equally unsettling. Should you be getting defensive with your ETF investing? How might the Consumer Staples sector benefit your portfolio? Find out how you may or may not be affected by Vanguard’s recent rate hike announcement. Also, we look at one person’s thoughts on [...] [...more]
Who doesn’t appreciate a good analogy? State Street ETFs are to U.S. markets as Vanguard ETFs are to emerging markets. Put another way, iShares ETFs are to 30-year olds as Vanguard ETF are to teenagers. Yep… Vanguard ETFs are rapidly growing. Recent ETF inflow/outflow data for the first 3 quarters show that Vanguard picked up nearly $18 billion in [...] [...more]
Technology is leading the 10 major U.S. sectors as we move forward in 2009. As the first to reach the “pre-Lehman” levels from September 2008, investors may wish to stand up and take note. Here are a variety of superb ETF features for September 22, 2009: Tech Sector Closes Above Pre-Lehman Levels - Bespoke Insurance ETF Eclipses Broad Market - Trang Ho, [...] [...more]
Common knowledge? Stocks in the S&P 500 have rocketed more than 50% off March lows. Less common knowledge? They’re up 13.8% on the year. That’s how horrendous the year was up until March 9!!! So now what? A correction? A new bear on top of the old one? A 7th straight month of gains come September? [...] [...more]
