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Eric Dutram: With the entire U.S. equity market in the doldrums, it has been a rough time to be a stock investor. However, a few of the defensive sectors have been able to hold up better than most, including the traditional safe havens such as consumer staples, health care, and utilities. Read more…
David Gillie: Ya gotta eat, or so goes the theory of consumer staples as a defensive move against a market decline. There’s certainly some logic in that. People don’t stop brushing their teeth or using band aids or give up soap no matter what the market is doing. Read more…
Michael Johnston: This time last year, investors were generally thrilled with the performances of their portfolios, which had continued to bounce back nicely from the devastating recession that hit in 2008. Unfortunately, few are feeling the same sense of accomplishment as 2011 draws to a close; this Read more…
Eric Dutram: As the economy has continued to weaken in recent months, investors have pushed towards safer choices in a number of sectors of their portfolios. Generally speaking, funds in a few select, defensive sectors tend to benefit in this environment, namely those in the health care, utilities, and consumer staples niches. Read more…
The emergence of ETFs have given investors new, low-cost tools to gain exposure to markets that would otherwise be difficult to reach. Numerous ETPs have successfully hypertargeted unique Read more…
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