Newsletters
OIL ETFS: A CRUDE OPPORTUNITY?
In my view there is just too much risk right now for me to declare that the bull is back in town: a slowing economy, interest rates, the housing bubble, and geopolitical turmoil all still are where they were before we entered September […]
ETF STRATEGIES FOR AN UNCERTAIN MARKET: A RECAP
When it comes to the stock market, not all months are created equal.
In fact, some months have a downright nasty reputation in terms of investor returns. Such is the case with the month of September […]
Market Update 08/24/2006
Recent sporadic market movements are just more of the same activity that we have seen since mid-May, reflecting completely insincere attempts to move higher. And optimistic investors are left holding the bag
[…]
ETF STRATEGIES FOR AN UNCERTAIN MARKET: PART V — USING INDEX ETFS TO "BUY THE MARKET"
Alarming news about the pace of new home-building activity falling during July to its lowest level in nearly two years is a red flag that the economy is cooling off fast. […]
Fed Pauses, Market Yawns
The Aug. 9 decision by the Federal Reserve not to raise interest rates for the first time in more than two years was supposed to be greeted with a big celebration on Wall Street. But the rally fizzled […]
ETF STRATEGIES FOR AN UNCERTAIN MARKET: PART IV — CAPITALIZING ON COMMODITIES
The Aug. 9 decision by the Federal Reserve not to raise interest rates for the first time in more than two years was supposed to be greeted with a big celebration on Wall Street. But the rally fizzled […]
ETF STRATEGIES FOR AN UNCERTAIN MARKET: PART III — USING BOND ETF’S DURING TOUGH TIMES
Stocks notched their best results last week in nearly three years, with all three major averages posting outstanding gains.
[…]
ETF STRATEGIES FOR AN UNCERTAIN MARKET: PART II — USING SECTOR FUNDS
We recently talked about an article written by that Mad Money man over at CNBC. He criticized the growing popularity and expansion of exchange-traded funds (ETFs). We have a different view. […]
Bombs and Ben — The Market Reacts
This week we witnessed renewed violence in the Middle East that sent stocks reeling. […]
Jim Woods is a 30-plus-year veteran of the markets with varied experience as a broker, hedge fund trader, financial writer, author and newsletter editor.
His books include co-authoring, “Billion Dollar Green: Profit from the Eco Revolution,” and “The Wealth Shield: How to Invest and Protect Your Money from Another Stock Market Crash, Financial Crisis or Global Economic Collapse.” He’s also ghostwritten many books and articles, as well as edited content for some of the investment industry’s biggest luminaries. Read more about Jim Woods.
