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ETF Talk: Treading Treacherous Waters for Dividends

Monday’s huge market sell-off pushed stocks to levels we haven’t seen since 1997. The selling early this week, along with the bounce that took place in Wednesday’s session, has many people wondering if we have just seen the capitulation sell-off that Wall Street has been hoping will occur. […]

TV Talk Show Host Wisdom

Monday’s huge market sell-off pushed stocks to levels we haven’t seen since 1997. The selling early this week, along with the bounce that took place in Wednesday’s session, has many people wondering if we have just seen the capitulation sell-off that Wall Street has been hoping will occur.

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Mutual Funds are Hazardous to Your Wealth

Monday’s huge market sell-off pushed stocks to levels we haven’t seen since 1997. The selling early this week, along with the bounce that took place in Wednesday’s session, has many people wondering if we have just seen the capitulation sell-off that Wall Street has been hoping will occur. […]

Mutual Funds are Hazardous to Your Wealth 3

The bulls saw a glimmer of hope in Tuesday’s trading session, with the major averages enjoying one of their best days in a very long time. Tuesday’s bounce came courtesy of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, who said that our nation’s banks would not be nationalized and that we could be out of this recession by the fourth quarter of 2009 — if all goes right. […]

ETF Talk: Hungry for Profits?

The bulls saw a glimmer of hope in Tuesday’s trading session, with the major averages enjoying one of their best days in a very long time. Tuesday’s bounce came courtesy of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, who said that our nation’s banks would not be nationalized and that we could be out of this recession by the fourth quarter of 2009 — if all goes right. […]

Telegraphing Economic Hardship

The bulls saw a glimmer of hope in Tuesday’s trading session, with the major averages enjoying one of their best days in a very long time. Tuesday’s bounce came courtesy of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, who said that our nation’s banks would not be nationalized and that we could be out of this recession by the fourth quarter of 2009 — if all goes right.

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ETF Talk: Is Retail Out of Style?

Dow Jones Industrial Average closing value, November 4, 2008: 9,625

Dow Jones Industrial Average closing value, February 17, 2009: 7,553

On Tuesday, President Obama signed unprecedented bailout legislation into law. The $787 billion “rescue” package is intended to create jobs and jumpstart the ailing U.S. economy. Whether the plan has its intended effect, only time will tell; however, one effect we all can agree on is that since Election Day, the market hasn’t been very bullish on Obama. […]

Latin For "Hero"

Dow Jones Industrial Average closing value, November 4, 2008: 9,625 Dow Jones Industrial Average closing value, February 17, 2009: 7,553 On Tuesday, President Obama signed unprecedented bailout legislation into law. The $787 billion "rescue" package is intended to create jobs and jumpstart the ailing U.S. economy. Whether the plan has its intended effect, only time will tell; however, one effect we all can agree on is that since Election Day, the market hasn’t been very bullish on Obama.

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Pop Music and Market Wisdom

I love to visit old friends from time to time, but the market seems as though it wants to visit one old "friend" that isn’t too hospitable. That friend is the S&P 500 Index 800, and it’s a level that seems much closer to reality than the friendly S&P 900.

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ETF Talk: Is It Time for the Nuclear Option? 2

I love to visit old friends from time to time, but the market seems as though it wants to visit one old “friend” that isn’t too hospitable. That friend is the S&P 500 Index 800, and it’s a level that seems much closer to reality than the friendly S&P 900. […]