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The recent economic crisis has led to a frenzy of activity on Wall Street, as we have seen dramatic swings in both directions on a regular basis. Starting with a debt deal that did little to reassure investors, markets began to drop. Next came the downgrade from S&P, the first ever from a Read more…
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I previously detailed here and here how an investor can use ETFReplay.com to screen for best performing ETFs based on momentum and volatility. I originally created a portfolio of 22 ETFs Read more…
Brad Zigler: While commodity prices soar, some investors—remembering similar run-ups in 2008—grow more and more uncomfortable about the prospect of another blowoff top. Read more…
The introduction and rapid expansion of the ETF industry has no doubt been a very positive development for investors big and small. The low fees characteristic of the Read more…
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In Mebane Faber’s The Ivy Portfolio: How to Invest Like the Top Endowments and Avoid Bear Markets
In general, 2010 has been a pretty solid year for most portfolios. Despite lingering concerns about unemployment and mounting debt burdens, most global equity markets have moved higher on the Read more…
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As a long-time subscriber to BusinessWeek, I generally enjoy their content and find their stories both informative and interesting. However, last week’s cover story entitled Read more…
Launched in June 2008, the ELEMENTS S&P Commodity Trends Indicator ETN (NYSE:LSC) was an immediate hit with retail investors, attracting a considerable volume, offering Read more…
Most analytical outfits, such as Morningstar or Lipper, wait to collect three years of monthly data before declaring a fund or exchange-traded product “seasoned.” Until that point, they won’t publish Read more…
Daniel Harrison From Hard Assets Investor Reports: In the past year, currencies everywhere have taken on an inverse relationship to equity prices, relative to what they were doing earlier in the decade Read more…
I previously detailed 
Last week’s market volatility is a good reminder on how precarious it is in commodity investing. For the week, broadbase commodity index ETF (NYSE:DBC) dropped 3.09% while Gold (NYSE:GLD) 
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