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ETFs for the “Third Scenario”
In 2013, Mondays have been noticeably superb for U.S. stock investors. Tuesdays have been even more spectacular; in fact, until a few weeks ago, the Dow closed higher on 20 consecutive ...
Does Diversifying ETFs Across the Asset Classes Cause Portfolio Abuse?
Several days ago, one of my clients referred a friend to Pacific Park Financial, Inc. The elderly gentlemen came to my office with a familiar dilemma. Specifically, he struggled to ...
Wondering If Stock ETFs Can Handle the Summertime Heat? Track the Japanese Yen
Investors who own individual municipal bonds, real estate investment trusts, corporate bonds and/or preferreds may not see the day-to-day volatility of their holdings. For one thing, ...
3 ETF Categories Correct 10% Or More
A fellow money manager recently tweeted, “I’m praying for bad econ news so that the Fed will keep buying bonds. I don’t know what else to pray for.” I felt the writer’s pseudo-pain ...
“Sell on May 31″ Educates ETF Investors
Permanently bullish commentators have dismissed the monstrous sell-off on the final day in May as a profit taking exercise. They maintain that rising bond yields as well as momentum ...
“Tapering Talk” Is Cheap… Buy Rate-Sensitive ETFs On Significant Dips
Jason Geopfert of SentimenTrader.com recently explained that a three-month view of the S&P 500’s upside persistence (closing near a daily high) has reached an extreme seen in ...
3 Reasons to Embrace This Particular Active ETF
Long-time readers and listeners know that I am an active manager of passive “Index ETFs.” I favor exchange-traded index vehicles because the diversification comes with low expenses, ...
Bernanke’s “Fed Speak” Ensures the Success of Internet ETFs and the Buyback Achievers ETF
During Alan Greenspan’s tenure at the helm of the Federal Reserve (1987-2006), the investment community created a phrase to capture the former chairman’s wordiness. “Fed Speak” ...
Profit Takers Bid Farewell to the Highest-Flying Stock ETFs; Should You?
In 1986, I visited the Philippine Stock Exchange. There were few, if any, computers on the floor. Black markers registered trading activity on a giant whiteboard. And the feeling that ...
Unsupportable Fervor Requires an ETF Wish List
“I’ve never seen THIS in 34 years of investing,” quipped media personality Jim Cramer on Monday. What was Mr. Cramer referring to? For the most part, he expressed excitement over ...
