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What Investing Icon Jack Bogle Gets Wrong about ETFs
Bogle’s Bad Views on ETFs John “Jack” Bogle is an icon in the investing industry. The founder of Vanguard and the “father” of index mutual fund investing has had a lot of good ideas over the years. Unfortunately, the ideas in his recent editorial in the Financial Times are not among those good ideas. According […]
What China’s Bullish Move Means for Global Markets
The Bull Stampedes in the China Shop This week’s market action was dominated by the Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) statement and the subsequent press conference by Fed Chair Janet Yellen. The key term “patient” was removed from the Fed’s statement, and that was the first step toward setting the table for the […]
The Strong Dollar’s Effects on the Market
The Dollar’s Feeling Strong as an Ox If this dollar’s a rockin’, don’t come a knockin’. The greenback is on a big-time roll, with the benchmark U.S. Dollar Index ETF, the PowerShares DB US Dollar Bullish (UUP), up nearly 10.5% in 2015. During the past six months, the dollar is up 18% vs. a basket […]
Why the Dollar Rises as Stocks Stall and Bonds Fall
Stocks Stall, Bonds Fall and the Dollar Spikes The February jobs report was the big news this week, and the better-than-expected data caused traders to fear the Federal Reserve might pull the trigger on that long-awaited interest rate hike as soon as the June Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting. The data from the Labor […]
Are ETFs Riskier than Other Investments?
How Risky are ETFs? As a newsletter writer and as an investment advisor who advocates the use of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) as the best tools to get all types of asset-class exposure, I am often asked about the risks associated with such funds. Just how risky are ETFs, and what do you need to know […]
Smart-Beta ETFs Growing in Popularity
The Smartest Investors use Smart-Beta ETFs What’s the biggest trend in ETF land these days? It’s called smart-beta ETFs. These ETFs provide a twist on traditional indexed ETFs, and they’re an interesting alternative to traditional, market-cap-weighted index funds. One of the most common types of smart-beta funds are those that offer equal weighting, meaning each […]
Comparing International and Domestic ETFs
International vs. Domestic ETFs At the outset of the year, I argued that international equity exchange-traded funds (ETFs) likely would outperform domestic equity ETFs. So far, that thesis has come to fruition, with many international equity ETFs up 3-4% on the year while most domestic markets are up just 1-2% year to date. The chart […]
Why Volatility Has Returned to the Market
And the Volatility Comes Roaring Back It’s baaack! That’s right, the volatility in the markets is back. After a January that witnessed a big decline in the major indices of more than 3% nearly across the board, the gains this week — the first week of February — now have brought the major indices back into positive […]
How ETFs Fared in January
January’s Not-So-Pretty Domestic ETF Picture The final week of January ushered in a host of corporate earnings reports and, for the most part, those earnings were a mixed bag. Some big names did well, handily beating Wall Street expectations, such as D.R. Horton (DHI), Boeing (BA) and Apple (AAPL), while other well known names fared […]
How Europe’s Easy Money will Affect the World
The ETF Tailwind of ECB QE By far, the biggest market-moving event this week was the European Central Bank’s (ECB) decision to implement the Old World version of quantitative easing (QE). Although most everyone suspected the ECB would begin its own bond-buying program, the very bullish tailwind for both domestic and international exchange-traded funds (ETFs) […]
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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.
