ETFs

GREAT NEW ETF TOOL

If you knew then what you know now, what would you have done differently? I’d venture to say that a lot of you (myself included) would have done a lot of things in life differently. Well, right now we are facing one of these moments in our investing lives
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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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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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.

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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. […]

ETF STRATEGIES FOR A BEAR MARKET: PART I — USING SHORT ETFS

This week we witnessed renewed violence in the Middle East that sent stocks reeling. […]

ETF UPDATE — SHAKING THE WISDOM TREE

We’ve got one more day to wait before we get word from the Federal Reserve on the fate of interest rates. […]

ETF TRADER — BEATING THE MARKET BY A MILE

Wednesday’s jolt to Wall Street came courtesy of North Korea, as the rogue nation test-fired another long-range missile. […]