7 ETFs For The “Technical” Turnaround In Market Sentiment
Since 7/25/2011, market participants have been dealing with extraordinary volatility. In fact, for the past 11 weeks, the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) hadn’t closed below a 50-day moving average. Until...
View ArticleTrend Remains Favorable For Defensive Equity ETFs and Yield-Oriented ETFs
Many folks are “banking” on a year-end rally. The catalyst? The European Union (EU) will come up with a massive recapitalization (a.k.a. bailout) of their financial institutions. In theory, if we no...
View Article5 ETFs For Believers In The Value-Based Pharmaceutical Sector
Abbott Laboratories (ABT) sports 5-year dividend growth of nearly 10% as well as a 3.5%+ annualized yield. Eli Lilly (LLY) has a P/E of 9, a 5.3% dividend yield and 3-years earnings growth of 19%....
View ArticleDividend ETF Bubble? Not Unless Treasury Bonds Burst First
Banks in the United States received billions of government-sponsored investment dollars to cover monstrous mortgage debt losses. Similarly, banks in Europe are looking for a similar lifeline to shore...
View ArticleCoffee ETN (JO) At New 52-Week Lows, Food & Beverage (PBJ) Near Highs
The iPath DJ-UBS Coffee Subindex TR ETN (JO) is a single-commodity tracker that currently consists of one futures contract on the commodity of coffee. JO is down 50% since September. Granted, I...
View ArticlePrepping Your ETF Portfolio For The Fed’s “Work In Progress”
In a recent column about central banks rescuing struggling economies, Joe Calhoun at Real Clear Markets discussed the crippling effects of ceaseless monetary stimulus. Indeed, the activity is...
View ArticleWill This Late Arrival Become The Talk Of The Dividend ETF Party?
There are times when I like what an exchange-traded fund asset is offering the investment public… at least in theory. Yet, over time, an ETF may fall short on things like tracking error, performance,...
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