ETF Investing Articles

The International Equity Drubbing

Tuesday’s violent drop in stocks certainly rattled equity markets around the globe. These markets already were skittish about the recent debt downgrades in Greece, Portugal and Spain. And, news that the European Union hadn’t yet reached a solution to Greece’s debt crisis really ramped up the international selling. In fact, Tuesday’s sell-off sent some rather […]

A Magician’s Business Wisdom

“I’m a big fan of huge populations of people, so you’d think with 300 million people in the country, you don’t even have to please 1% to be phenomenally successful.” –Penn Jillette The magician and humorist, best known for his work in the duo Penn & Teller, reminds us that you don’t have to please […]

ETF Talk: Are Airlines Ready to Climb?

Airlines and their related exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recently got a boost, as they hit 52-week highs, given lift by the broader market rally. The recent Icelandic volcano eruption kept European flights grounded for a number of major carriers and caused the share prices of those companies to dip. The question is whether airline stocks will […]

The Fed Cuts and Pastes

As expected, the Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee (FOMC) concluded its two-day meeting today by issuing the statement that there would be no change in interest rate policy. The Fed’s move comes as no surprise to any market observer, but what we all were waiting for was the Fed’s assessment on the economy. On that […]

A Check on the Four Horsemen

As the market was hit with a sizeable amount of selling in Tuesday’s trade, courtesy of those aforementioned debt downgrades and the grilling of Goldman Sachs executives by the Senate, I thought this would be a good time to take another look at the four horsemen of the market. I’ve mentioned these four indicators before […]

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The Debt Downgrade Deluge

First, it was Greece, and then it was Portugal; now it’s Spain. Of course, I am talking here about the recent debt downgrades in these three PIIGS nations. PIIGS is the market acronym that stands for Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece and Spain, and so far three of these five little piggies have been taken out […]

Private Equals Voluntary, Public Equals Coercion

“The ‘private sector’ of the economy is, in fact, the voluntary sector; and the ‘public sector’ is, in fact, the coercive sector.” –Henry Hazlitt The libertarian economist and writer draws a brilliant distinction between the voluntary nature of commerce among men, and the coercive nature of commerce with the government. I suspect Hazlitt would be […]

The Top 10 Income ETFs

In a recent radio show broadcast, I offered my listeners a free special report, “The Top 10 Fixed-Income ETFs for 2010.” I made this report available for free, because I believe most fixed-income investors are using the wrong investment vehicles to achieve their goals. Many people still are using expensive mutual funds and/or individual bonds […]

A ‘Wynning’ Statement on the Economy

Billionaire Steve Wynn is best known for creating the modern Las Vegas mega-hotel. His Mirage resort set a new standard for Las Vegas properties, and the town has never been the same since. Recently, however, Wynn is becoming known for what I think is an even better achievement. Wynn now can be counted on to […]

ETF Talk: What Goes up Must Come Down

I expect a short-term market retreat in the near future that could produce a nice opportunity to turn quick profits by taking short positions. Of course, any decision to go short should not be taken lightly, especially when equity markets in general are on the rise. However, when the 50-day and 200-day moving averages that […]