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Exchange traded funds or ETFs seem like the darling of the investment world right now, as these Wall Street newcomers account for nearly one third of daily trading volume in the U.S. In this installment of Investing 101, we’re taking a closer look at an asset class that now Read more…
US stock futures are slightly lower Thursday morning amid renewed uncertainty about the Greek bailout. The on again, off again negotiations regarding austerity measures and financial reforms still haven’t produced a result that European finance ministers are happy with. The Euro Read more…
Corey Rosenbloom: Technical traders across the world are monitoring current US Equity Indexes as they interact with the “Zone of Resistance” from their prior 2011 price highs. Read more…
Michael Johnston: ETFs have become so popular in recent years in part because of the tax efficiencies that they offer relative to traditional mutual funds. Due to the nuances of the creation / redemption Read more…
S&P futures are up 10 handles Monday morning, reacting to Greece’s parliament’s final approval new, stricter austerity measures. The vote now paves the way for another international bailout package that will prevent a hard default on March 20. While the market is Read more…
Sy Harding: Most investors are aware of the market’s various seasonal patterns. In the Four-Year Presidential Cycle the market has a strong tendency to be positive in the last two years of each Read more…
Ron Rowland: ETF Deathwatch membership count increases by twenty for February 2012. Twenty-three new names join the list while only three leave. This marks the fifth month in a row of new record highs being established. The count now stands at 288 (213 ETFs and 75 ETNs). The average age of Read more…
If the past few months have not been a lesson in strategy over tactics, I don’t know what is. While the mainstream media has pounded viewers with negative news, US equities (NYSEArca:DIA) have been on a complete tear, putting the NASDAQ at highs not seen for the past decade. Just year-to-date, Read more…
Thomas Carreno: In the markets, the long term trumps everything else. The longest term time frames hold precedence over all other time frames. They move slower than a snails pace and are very slow to Read more…
US stock futures continued their climb overnight and are set for a slightly higher open. Investors are still expecting an imminent deal in the Greek debt saga that will pave the way for a new bailout package. Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos is expected to meet with Read more…
Sebastian Stahn and Martin Raab: ETF Radar Magazine interviews Deborah Fuhr, Independent ETF Strategist, which talks about the latest industry trends, investor education as a never-ending Read more…
Corey Rosenbloom: With US Equity Indexes challenging and breaking to new recovery highs, it can be helpful to take a moment to raise your perspective to the monthly chart frame. Read more…
Ron Rowland: January’s new ETF activity hit the highest level in seven months. After ten days of no introductions, the pace jumped to more than one a day with 23 launches in the last 21 calendar days of the month. So far the new rollouts have been limited to ETFs rather than ETNs. Month-end totals Read more…
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