ETFs

ETF Talk: Is Gold Going to Glitter Soon?

These days, it’s tough to tune in to the financial news TV networks or read the Wall Street Journal without an impending sense of doom. Sadly, I’ve had to watch the virtual destruction of our credit, equity, housing and capital markets unfold right before my very eyes […]

ETF Talk: Revealing Fund Flaws

The tumultuous volatility in equities has been unprecedented, and even the most ardent adjectival devices fail to capture the essence of what likely will be looked upon as the greatest turning point in financial market history. […]

ETF Talk: Hot Shorts and Cold Longs

After what I thought was a dismal performance by Sen. McCain, I think the race is increasingly headed toward a Sen. Obama victory. I mean, how pathetic was McCain’s idea that the government should start to actually purchase mortgages directly? […]

ETF Talk: Looking Beyond the Latest Market Plunge

The Dow Jones Industrial Average got smacked down with a 777-point shellacking – its worst ever one-day point decline. Although we’ve seen stocks drop a lot more in one day percentage-wise, the sheer size of Monday’s nearly 780-point decline put the proverbial fear of God into the hearts of many on Wall Street and on Main Street.

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ETF Talk: The Income and the Risk of High-yield Bonds

As much as I hate to tell you this, I think at this point Congress is going to have to approve this $700 billion dollar bailout proposal lest we face a virtual crash in our financial markets. […]

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ETF Talk: Presidential Election Plays

What a week — and it’s only Wednesday!

Monday’s market meltdown, followed by today’s tremendous selling, reminds us all that when it comes to the equity markets, it’s a mad, mad, mad, mad world.
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ETF Talk: Bonding Toward Safety

That season usually starts in September and continues through October. These two months are, historically speaking; when we’ve seen the biggest one-day declines and the most significant market lows (think Black Monday in October 1987). […]

ETF Talk: Sailing the SEA of Opportunity

One of the biggest retirement dilemmas you’ll face is determining how to create an income stream that has the opportunity to grow in a bull market — while being protected from the ravages caused by a bear market […]

ETF Talk: Strategies for A Difficult Market

The way I see it, the only real way to play this market is to move quickly to tap specific exchange-traded funds (ETFs) designed to capitalize on the market’s swings. In today’s video commentary, I discuss two ETFs that can do just that, so please check it out when you get a moment […]

ETF Talk: Out of Africa

Just five weeks ago, the dollar had been languishing at record lows against the euro. But last week the dollar hit a six-month high against the euro and a two-year peak against the U.K. pound sterling […]