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Chris Ciovacco: With Ben Bernanke’s Jackson Hole speech in the rear-view mirror, the markets will most likely turn their attention back toward Europe. In the short-run, it is doubtful market-calming news will emerge concerning debt and slowing growth in Europe. Add in a bear-market-like Read more…
Premiums and discounts spiked for some illiquid funds, but the broad-market fixed-income ETFs performed admirably during the recent market Read more…
Michael Johnston: In recent years, ETFs have become increasing popular tools for accessing the fixed income corner of the market. The space initially grew much more slowly than equity ETFs, but investors have gradually become more comfortable with the combination of fixed income exposure Read more…
JNK, MUB, NYSE:AGG, NYSE:BAB, NYSE:BND, NYSE:BWZ, NYSE:HYD, NYSE:HYG, PCY, PZA
In July 2009 I profiled a momentum based ETF portfolio. I track this portfolio (and others) monthly on Scott’s Investments using Google Docs. The portfolio consists of the ETFs with the bestRetirement concerns are important to us all. A well thought out, long term approach to investing is a key for retirement planning. This makes bonds attractive. The lower risk inherent in bonds make Read more…
In July 2009 I profiled a momentum based ETF portfolio. I track this portfolio (and others) monthly on Scott’s Investments using Google Docs. The portfolio consists of the ETFs with the best Read more…
Retirement concerns are important for everybody. A well thought out, long term approach to investing is a key for retirement planning. The lower risks in bonds make them a key part of Read more…
SmartMoney magazine published its annual best stock ideas in the February issue titled Where to Invest in 2011. We look at a portfolio that consists of the 12 stocks suggested in the article and Read more…
Below is a full update on the commission free* ETF portfolios for April. The signals are tracked on the right hand side and top of Scott’s Investments. The strategy is to buy/hold each ETF when it Read more…
Martin Hutchinson: If the record $81.7 billion in profit that the U.S. Federal Reserve reported for 2010 was turned over to taxpayers directly, there’s no doubt it would have some “stimulus” benefit Read more…
I recently wrote an article on 4 Methods to Hedge an Equity Portfolio. A reader asked how leveraged ETFs would perform as a hedge in lieu of single (1x) short ETFs. I should preface that I Read more…
Mark Mobius, executive chairman of Templeton’s emerging markets group, has been bullish on emerging markets and in general, was optimistic on emerging market economies. 
The past week has seen the continuation of brisk expansion in the ETF industry, with more than a dozen new products debuting. The product pipeline continues to fill as well, with the most 
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