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JT McGee: In 2010 one brave analyst took to 60 minutes to give deliver a warning message: municipalities are broke. Meredith Whitney made a very controversial call, declaring state and local governments a poor place to invest. In particular, she noted her expectations for the future of the municipal Read more…
Ron Rowland: I’ve spent my investment career following sector momentum, and it’s worked out pretty well. ETFs make it even better. Right now my indicators show a lot of short-term strength in real estate. Personally, I find it hard to believe the housing market has truly bottomed. My colleague Read more…
For the third time in as many days, stocks showed little direction, and ended the session mixed. By the closing bell three of the five major indices were up and two were down. Higher beta issues led the way, as the small-cap Russell 2000 (NYSEArca:IWM), S&P MidCap 400 and the Nasdaq Read more…
Sy Harding: In 2008 it was a sure thing the bursting of the real estate bubble (NYSEARCA:IYR), the collapse of the sub-prime mortgage market, the freeze-up of the banking system (NYSEARCA:XLF), the ravages of the ‘Great Recession’, collapse of the auto industry, bailout of mortgage- insurance Read more…
Andrew Snyder: The nation’s housing market is in shambles. But as Washington passes the buck to Wall Street, it’s about to get even worse. After nearly 10 years of government manipulation, the fate of the nation’s housing market (NYSEARCA:IYR) once again lies in the hands of capitalism. We’ve gone Read more…
Mike Larson: What was one of the best performing sectors in late 2011 … and the first several days of 2012? Would you believe HOUSING?? The Philadelphia Housing Sector Index, or HGX plunged to 73.65 in October. But then it started rising, ultimately tagging 109.65 this week. That’s a gain of Read more…
Martin Hutchinson: President Obama on Oct. 24 announced yet another housing bailout. This time, borrowers who are underwater by more than 25%, are on time with their payments, and have Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac mortgages dating before March 2009 will be allowed to refinance their home 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 Read more…
Jared Cummans: The housing sector has been rather difficult to predict in the past few years. Once the U.S. housing bubble burst and the Great Recession began, investors pulled out of a number of domestic Read more…
Stocks fell sharply on Monday on mixed trade. The day ended with the DJIA (NYSE:DIA), S&P 500 (NYSE:SPY) and Nasdaq (NASDAQ:QQQ) all closing below their respective 200-day moving averages. Smaller cap issues led the decline as the S&P MidCap 400 and the small-cap Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) plunged Read more…
Adam Patti is the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of IndexIQ, a New York-based ETF issuer behind several of the most innovative ETF products to hit the market in recent years including several hedge fund replication ETFs. A few weeks ago, we spoke with Adam Patti to get his thoughts on the current Read more…
Justice Litle: The housing bubble aftermath has reached a new stage as banks sue homeowners, and China (NYSE:FXI) looks more ready than ever for a property bust. Read more…
Martin Hutchinson: The housing market remains a drag on the economy, but there are indications that it is finally starting to bottom. Prices have stopped declining, and there is even some sign of life in sales. Read more…
Stocks got pelted on a burst of volume into the close yesterday. All five major indices closed down by two percent or more. The small-cap Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) and the S&P MidCap 400 led the plunge as they posted losses of 4.0% and 3.8% respectively. The S&P 500 (NYSE:SPY) dropped 2.9% while the Dow Jones Industrial Average Read more…
Stocks closed mixed on Tuesday as trade rose slightly. The morning session showed promise as stocks rallied sharply. For most of the day stocks consolidated at the highs but at the 2:30 reversal period sellers entered the market and drove stocks to session lows into the close. Smaller cap stocks underperformed Read more…
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