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ETF News: Do You Know Your Options?

Those dire conditions — a credit crunch, a housing bubble, slow consumer spending, etc. — are what prompted the Federal Reserve to step in with an emergency 75-basis-point interest rate cut designed to somehow patch up the economy. Well, judging by the market’s reaction to the Fed’s move, that patch didn’t do much to stem the flood […]

Your Mutual Fund’s Performance Is Invalid

This market is operating under decidedly bearish skies, and we can confidently say that the long-term trend in stocks is now markedly lower. In fact, the line in the sand we drew at 1400 on the S&P 500 has now been egregiously violated to send the odds soaring that we’re going to get smacked by a very grumpy bear in 2008 […]

Another Explosive Year for ETFs

Volatility could well be the quintessential term when it comes to describing the market of 2007, so why should the final days of the year be any different? As of Wednesday’s close the S&P 500 index was back above its long-term, 200-day moving average and heading for what many thought would be a strong final flurry to finish out 2007 […]

Is Your Money Market Fund Safe?

While I do not think most money market fund owners have a major reason to panic right now, I do think that if you have a substantial amount of your portfolio in a money market fund you simply MUST be prepared to take action in the event that your money market fund melts down and begins trading under $1.

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Cover Me! News From ETF Land

While I do not think most money market fund owners have a major reason to panic right now, I do think that if you have a substantial amount of your portfolio in a money market fund you simply MUST be prepared to take action in the event that your money market fund melts down and begins trading under $1. […]

Newtonian Market Theory

While I do not think most money market fund owners have a major reason to panic right now, I do think that if you have a substantial amount of your portfolio in a money market fund you simply MUST be prepared to take action in the event that your money market fund melts down and begins trading under $1. […]

Downshifting Into Income

Stocks have put in an impressive advance during the past two trading sessions, rising almost 4% after what has been one of the worst November performances on record. The big question now: Is this the beginning of the traditional year-end “Santa Claus”rally?
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Is This Rally for Real?

Stocks have put in an impressive advance during the past two trading sessions, rising almost 4% after what has been one of the worst November performances on record. The big question now: Is this the beginning of the traditional year-end "Santa Claus"rally?

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Five Common Estate Planning Mistakes

Stocks have put in an impressive advance during the past two trading sessions, rising almost 4% after what has been one of the worst November performances on record. The big question now: Is this the beginning of the traditional year-end “Santa Claus”rally?
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Are You Ready to Downshift Into Income?

Well, things didn’t quite play out to the usual script this season. The lows this year took place in August, and that lull was followed by a 10% rally to new highs. We then suffered through an 8% decline in stocks, and that was after two Fed rate cuts. This is almost an unheard of scenario on Wall Street […]