Market Outlook: The Calm Before The Storm
By Eric Parnell: It was only a month ago that the skies had turned dark over investment markets. Driven by concerns that the easy money policies that had bolstered the markets throughout the post...
View ArticleWhy emerging markets still offer good stock bargains
By John Wasik (Reuters) – There’s been a lot to grumble about when it comes to Europe and emerging markets this year. Most of Western and Southern Europe is still trying to dig out of a recession....
View ArticleETF Insider: Buy On The Dip Prospects August 12th Edition
Here is a look at ETFs that currently offer attractive buying opportunities. The ETFs included in this list are rated as buy candidates for two reasons; first, each of these funds is deemed to be in an...
View ArticleJohn Burbank & Kyle Bass Macro Discussion at Alpha Hedge West Conference
Next up in our series of notes from the Alpha Hedge West Conference is the panel featuring a macro discussion between John Burbank of Passport Capital and Kyle Bass of Hayman Capital. They touched on...
View ArticleWorld -July & August 2013 Returns
BY DAVID JOHN MAROTTA AND AUSTIN FEY In July Northern Europe rebounded from poor performance earlier in the year and then gave back some of those gains in August. Even though iShares Japan (EWJ) is...
View ArticleETFdb Weekly Watchlist: EWA, EWJ, SPY Hinge On Slew Of Aussie Data, Labor...
Bullish momentum took a breather last week on Wall Street as investor concern over the Fed’s timeline for tapering weighed heavily on the market. In Washington, tense budget negotiations also added to...
View ArticleQ4 2013 DWA Momentum ETFs
Each quarter, the PowerShares DWA Momentum Indexes are reconstituted. These indexes are designed to evaluate their respective investment universes (U.S Mid and Large-Cap equities, U.S. Small-Cap...
View ArticleETF Insider: Buy On The Dip Prospects November 11th Edition
Here is a look at ETFs that currently offer attractive buying opportunities. The ETFs included in this list are rated as buy candidates for two reasons. First, each of these funds is deemed to be in an...
View ArticleETFdb Weekly Watchlist: EWG, TLT, EWJ Hinge On Sentiment Data, FOMC, And BOJ
U.S. equities edged higher throughout last week, with blue chips logging in several record highs. For the most part, investors turned their attention to Fed Vice Chairwoman Janet Yellen, Obama’s...
View ArticleFidelity Commission Free ETFs
Fidelity has a suite of commission free ETFs. We use these ETFs to construct an investment plan Fidelity Commission Free ETFs. The plan consists of 65 funds. These funds enable participants to gain...
View ArticleETF Insider: Buy On The Dip Prospects December 16th Edition
Here is a look at ETFs that currently offer attractive buying opportunities. The ETFs included in this list are rated as buy candidates for two reasons. First, each of these funds is deemed to be in an...
View ArticleEric Parnell Positions For 2014: The Payoff In Precious Metals Has Enormous...
By Eric Parnell: This is the ninth piece in Seeking Alpha's Positioning for 2014 series. This year we have once again asked experts on a range of different asset classes and investing strat...
View ArticleThe Investment Climate In 7 Points
By Marc Chandler: 1. The Federal Reserve will continue its tapering strategy outlined by the FOMC last month. The wobble in opinion caused by the unexpectedly poor December jobs report has been largely...
View ArticleCurrency ETFs vs. Their Stock Market Since Market Bottom
When it comes to foreign equity exposure, many investors tend to dismiss, or simply aren’t aware of, the impact that foreign currency exchange fluctuations can have on their investments’ bottom-line...
View ArticleThe Greatest Danger For Stock Investors Today
By Eric Parnell: U.S. stock investors have incredible swagger right now. And why shouldn't they? After all, no matter what gets thrown at the markets over the last several years, stocks end up falling...
View ArticleAssessing The Recent Stock Market Damage
By Eric Parnell: Stocks endured another round of eventful trading this week. After reaching new all-time highs to start off the new quarter, stocks entered into a suddenly sharp descent last Friday,...
View ArticleWhy Stocks Won’t Crash (For Now)
Many stock markets are only marginally off record highs and yet there's already a growing chorus of calls for a larger correction or crash. Comparisons to 2008, 1999, 1987 and 1929 are all the rage....
View ArticleLost Decades
How concerned should investors be about the possibility of have a 10-year stretch with negative equity returns? RPSeawright addresses this all-important for retirees or near-retirees: A Journal of...
View ArticleSell On The Pop Prospects: May 12th Edition
Here is a look at ETFs that currently offer attractive short selling opportunities. The ETFs included in this list are rated as sell candidates for two reasons. First, each of these funds is deemed to...
View ArticleSell On The Pop Prospects: May 27th Edition
Here is a look at ETFs that currently offer attractive short selling opportunities. The ETFs included in this list are rated as sell candidates for two reasons. First, each of these funds is deemed to...
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