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Bernanke’s “Fed Speak” Ensures the Success of Internet ETFs and the Buyback Achievers ETF

2013-05-20T22:16:25Z

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” aptly described the long-winded ambiguity in his statements. In fact, it is likely that Mr....

Profit Takers Bid Farewell to the Highest-Flying Stock ETFs. Should You?

2013-05-16T21:51:16Z

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 I came away with was that I had caught a glimpse of an incomplete science experiment. Today, however, a number of...

Unsupportable Fervor Requires an ETF Wish List

2013-05-15T19:03:40Z

“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 the stock market’s ability to reward stocks of companies that missed earnings expectations as...

3 “Tweaks” That Will Fortify Your ETF Portfolio

2013-05-17T20:21:47Z

Extraordinary rallies off bear market bottoms are typical. Bullish run-ups in March of 2003 as well as March of 2009 registered enviable unrealized gains of 35% and 65% respectively; each advance experienced little resistance for roughly 9-10 months. Powerful moves off minor corrections are less...

Can Chairman Bernanke Talk Investors Out Of Higher-Yielding ETFs?

2013-05-10T18:46:14Z

Sometimes, when the chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve speaks, my diaphragm pushes on my lungs hard enough to inhibit breathing. It’s not that I don’t admire Ben Bernanke on a variety of levels. It’s just hard to believe that a man of remarkable intelligence is serious when he...

Protecting ETF Portfolios from the Currency Wars

2013-05-08T20:47:00Z

On Wednesday, 5/8/2013, U.S. stocks recorded gains for a 5th consecutive session. In fact, the S&P 500 logged its 12th gain in 14 trading days, rising 6% since a mid-April hiccup and reaching yet another all-time peak. Equally intriguing, the last week has witnessed a renewed interest in...

Institutional Investor(s) Use the Convertible Bond ETF to Participate Without Chasing

2013-05-07T18:48:08Z

There have been precious few opportunities to purchase U.S. stock weakness over the last seven months. Specifically, the smallest dips have reversed course quickly, always finding a way to grind higher. On the other hand, some exchange-traded vehicles along the more modest rung of the risk ladder...

The Evidence Still Favors Low Volatility ETFs

2013-05-17T20:20:10Z

Right now, the good folks at Morningstar view Low Volatility ETFs as too expensive. The analysts at the investment evaluation giant believe that investors should focus on mega-cap brand name corporations instead — companies that may have more reasonable prices relative to earnings and/or fair...

Frontier Market ETFs Or Emerging Market ETFs?

2013-05-02T18:06:54Z

Daisy Maxey is a talented financial columnist for WSJ.com. Ms. Maxey also follows me on Twitter. Not surprisingly, then, I may be slightly hesitant to question the timing of her recent feature, “Frontier Market Funds Offer Promise, Risk.” By the percentages, Ms Maxey cites data that is...

Why “Dr. Doom” Is Buying Stocks (Why I Will Wait On Stock ETFs)

2013-04-30T20:59:51Z

One of the most prominent names in perma-bear predicting, Nouriel Roubini, just advised that you buy stocks for a period of about 2 years. At that time, the professor expects a global economic depression to rock the world markets. There’s a great deal of irony in hearing “Dr....