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Nilus Mattive: When it comes to stocks, I don’t try to hide my preference for more defensive types of companies — including utilities, consumer staples, drug makers, and other businesses that don’t need overall economic strength to excel. Read more…
Ron Rowland: I’ve been investing in sectors for more than 25 years — first with mutual funds and now ETFs. Following the trends from one industry to the next is one of the best investment strategies I know. Read more…
Eric Dutram: The U.S. is the world’s largest aerospace and defense market. The growth of this sector is heavily tied to the spending outlook of the government. This year, Congress has passed the defense authorization bill for $662 billion which Read more…
Money Morning Staff: Few things push the frontiers of the future more than an army’s desire to defeat its enemies. Just look at what happened to America after World War II. Our need to counter Soviet power delivered a tidal wave of innovation. Read more…
Michael Johnston: State Street, the issuer behind the two largest U.S.-listed exchange-traded products, announced today the launch today of three new funds offering targeted exposure to key sub-sectors of the U.S. economy. The new funds will track narrow corners of the technology, health care, and industrials sector Read more…
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Eric Dutram: Over the past few months, one of the key issues that has been facing the U.S. is the enormous budget deficit and how best to get this debt under control. The U.S. has already lost its prized ‘AAA’ credit rating according to S&P and it appears that others may follow if more steps Read more…
David Fry: Our goal in this profile is to help investors wade through the many competing ETF offerings available. Using our long experience as an ETF publication, and nearly 40 years in the investment business, we can help select those ETFs that matter and may or may not be repetitive. Read more…
Jeb Handwerger: For several months, I have alerted readers to the potential supply crisis of critical rare earths (NYSE:REMX), which are used in our most vital defense technologies Read more…
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With all the turmoil in the Middle East, it was easy to overlook last week’s stunning announcement from the Chinese government. Read more…
Equity markets finished mixed last week as the Dow managed to outperform both of its more broadly-allocated counterparts thanks to robust earnings reports from GE and IBM. Read more…
The results of the recent mid-term elections, putting Republicans in control of the U.S. House of Representatives, will likely be favorable for the defense and aerospace sector giving positive Read more…
Investors typically hate it when a stock bombs, but there are also times when bombs can make for good investments – and right now could be one of them. Read more…
Although growth prospects remain dim and job creation remains minimal, investors continue to snatch up equities thanks to a weak dollar and hopes that the Fed will resume its quantitative easing Read more…
In the wake of the sovereign debt crisis in Greece, many of the world’s largest economies have pledged to hefty spending reductions painting a bleak picture for the aerospace and defense sector Read more…
In midday trading Friday, the iShares Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 1% on the day. And underperforming Read more…
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