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The upcoming Facebook IPO has investors and analysts abuzz. But whatever your investment opinion, this newest large cap stock on the block will be making its way into some major indexes and, in turn, many ETFs. Spend a few minutes with Read more…
Stocks closed modestly higher on increased volume. Stock meandered in a tight range for the entire session. Each of the major indices finished in higher territory, as smaller cap stocks showed the most resiliency. By the close, the small-cap Russell 2000 (NYSEARCA:IWM) added 0.6%, while the S&P Read more…
For a second consecutive day, stocks gapped down but climbed their way back to close near session highs. After undercutting Wednesday’s lows, four of the five major indices ended up on the day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSEARCA:DIA) was the lone holdout, as it finished the day fractionally Read more…
David Fry: This posting features a comprehensive review of the large cap ETF sector. To simplify matters for investors, and to be consistent with previous practices, we’ve highlighted what we feel are the top 10 choices in this category. Doing so makes sorting through the sector more manageable Read more…
NYSE:DIA, NYSE:IVV, NYSE:IWB, NYSE:IWD, NYSE:IWF, NYSE:SPY, NYSE:VIG, NYSE:VTI, RSP
We are initiating weekly tracking of the nine different styles or subclasses in the US Equity asset class. We use ETFs to represent each sub-class. We track returns over 1, 4, 13, 26, and 52 weeks and Read more…
NYSE:IWB, NYSE:IWD, NYSE:IWF, NYSE:IWM, NYSE:IWN, NYSE:IWO, NYSE:IWP, NYSE:IWR, NYSE:IWS
Fidelity Investments announced on Wednesday that it has added a five more iShares exchange traded funds to its free trading program. Fidelity now offers its brokerage customers free trading on 30 ETFs all managed by BlackRock’s iShares unit, up from 25 when the partnership began Read more…
NASDAQ:ACWI, NASDAQ:ACWX, NYSE:AGG, NYSE:DVY, NYSE:EEM, NYSE:EFA, NYSE:EMB, NYSE:HYG, NYSE:IDV, NYSE:IJH, NYSE:IJJ, NYSE:IJK, NYSE:IJR, NYSE:IJS, NYSE:IJT, NYSE:IVE, NYSE:IVV, NYSE:IVW, NYSE:IWB, NYSE:IWD, NYSE:IWF, NYSE:IWM, NYSE:IWN, NYSE:IWO, NYSE:IWV, NYSE:IYR, NYSE:LQD, NYSE:MUB, NYSE:SCZ, NYSE:TIP
As ETFs have burst on to the scene in recent years and worked their way into the investing mainstream, the number of products available and complexity of exposure offered has increased Read more…
NYSE:BRF, NYSE:BXDD, NYSE:ERO, NYSE:EU, NYSE:EWZ, NYSE:FAS, NYSE:FXE, NYSE:FZB, NYSE:IVV, NYSE:IWB, NYSE:SPY, NYSE:USO, NYSE:VFH, NYSE:XLF, RSP, RWL
In recent years, few corners of the investing world have been the subject of as much controversy, misinformation, and confusion as the leveraged ETF space. Last summer these securities received Read more…
NYSE:BGU, NYSE:DTO, NYSE:EDC, NYSE:EDZ, NYSE:EEM, NYSE:IWB, NYSE:MLPL, NYSE:MZZ, NYSE:SCO, NYSE:UPRO
Morningstar’s Paul Justice and Mike Rawson discuss the differences among the major index families and how to manage market exposures and taxes using ETF holdings. Specifically, they focus on the Dow Jones family of indexes, Standard & Poor’s, Russell, and MSCI. They explain that when you buy a Read more…
NYSE:DIA, NYSE:IWB, NYSE:IWN, NYSE:IWO, NYSE:IWR, NYSE:IWV, NYSE:IWW, NYSE:SPY
Leveraged ETFs spilt the opinions of the ETF community. Some love them, others hate them. One thing is for sure, leveraged ETFs are powerful tools with the potential to make you rich or poor,in a hurry. Here are a few lessons that will help you avoid getting creamed.
Do you like fine cars? The BMW M6 has become the dream car for many. The epitome of German engineering comes with a dual power setting. A mysterious power button that sits in the center console, offers the instant gratification to boost the engine’s power from 400 hp to 507 hp. Read more…
NYSE:BGU, NYSE:IWB, NYSE:SDS, NYSE:SPY, NYSE:SRS, NYSE:SSO, NYSE:URE
There has been much talk about an economic recovery lately. Without analyzing WHETHER a recovery is even validated, the focus of attention has shifted to the actual shape of a recovery. Rather than getting caught up by wishful thinking, we actually bothered to take a look at the big picture. Sooner or later, the missing link in the above chain of reasoning will become painfully obvious…..
Those who fail to learn from history…
This bear market has often been compared to the 1972-1974, or 1980-1982 bear. The 80’s bear was fairly shallow with a 27% decline in the S&P 500 (NYSEArca: IVV). The 70’s bear did send the S&P 500 tumbling by 48%. So far, the current bear market has melted the Dow Jones (top to bottom) 55%. This exceeds the 70’s and 80’s bear, and makes them unsuitable for comparison purposes. Read more…
Most investors have a pretty good idea which ETFs will perform well in bull markets (generally any type of risky asset, including equities and commodities) and which will perform well in bear 
Small cap ETFs are generally made up of investments in companies with less than $1 billion in market capitalization. Small Cap Growth ETFs offer investors diversification throughout a wide 
Large Cap Blend ETFs provide access to both growth and value stocks, looking for high returns while hedging that risk with more stable securities. Large Cap ETFs invest across the entire 
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