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Eric Dutram: The second quarter of fiscal 2012 marked great uncertainty for equity markets worldwide. After posting double digit gains for the first quarter of fiscal 2012, the markets were unable to extend their streak further into the year. Read more…
Matt Tucker: The July 4th holiday is here, which naturally leads many of us to think about our fixed income portfolios. What, just me? Read more…
NYSE:GOVT, NYSE:IEF, NYSE:IEI, NYSE:MBB, NYSE:SHV, NYSE:SHY, NYSE:TLT
Karen Schenone: Ever wonder how to use all the fixed income ETFs out there? We have a tool for that! Read more…
NYSE:EMB, NYSE:IEF, NYSE:IEV, NYSE:SHV, NYSE:SHY, NYSE:TLH, NYSE:TLT
Mike Larson: In Europe, despite news of what seems like the hundredth Greek deal, default is all but inevitable down the road. In the Middle East, tensions are ratcheting up in Syria and Iran, with the odds of an Israeli military strike steadily climbing. And here in the United States, many economic Read more…
NYSE:CIU, NYSE:CLY, NYSE:CSJ, NYSE:GVI, NYSE:SHV, NYSE:TLH, NYSE:TLT
Matthew Tucker: A few weeks ago, my colleague Russ blogged about the preference skittish investors are showing for cash. Given the volatile market conditions and uncertain political environment, it’s understandable that investors are finding comfort in cash. Read more…
Matt Tucker: The US dollar is rallying and you own a bond or a bond ETF. Quick – what effect will this rally have on your bond’s payouts? Read more…
Ron Rowland: Your heroes in Washington D.C. are locking horns about the government debt. If they don’t reach a deal very soon, the Treasury may have to stop borrowing money next month. Read more…
Ron Rowland: Some people never learn. Officially, the U.S. economy has been out of recession for two years now. Have you noticed any “boom?” Probably not, unless you happen to work in lower Manhattan or Washington D.C. Read more…
NYSE:EDV, NYSE:IEF, NYSE:IEI, NYSE:SHV, NYSE:SHY, NYSE:TLH, NYSE:TLT
High yield bond ETFs concentrate on lower quality corporate bonds, which are considered riskier than higher-quality or more established companies. Because of this higher level of risk, high-yield Read more…
Innovation in the bond ETF space in recent years has been truly impressive, resulting in the introduction of a number of products that allow investors to fine tune their fixed income exposure. Read more…
NASDAQ:VCSH, NYSE:AGG, NYSE:BIL, NYSE:BKLN, NYSE:BND, NYSE:BSCB, NYSE:BSCC, NYSE:BSCD, NYSE:BSJC, NYSE:BSJD, NYSE:SHV
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| NASDAQ | 2969.93 | |||||||
| S&P 500 | 1376.41 | |||||||
| DIA | 129.3799 | |||||||
| SPY | 137.85 | |||||||
| QQQ | 65.22 | |||||||
| GLD | 153.813 | |||||||
| SLV | 26.545 | |||||||
| XLF | 14.595 | |||||||
| UNG | 20.3482 | |||||||
| USO | 34.77 | |||||||
| VXX | 12.69 | |||||||
Risk assets’ correction in last week was across the board: virtually all risk assets, other than US REITs (NYSE:VNQ), turned up negative. Among them, both international stocks (NYSE:EFA) 
Expectations that measures of inflation will show increase in the near to medium term have driven up yields at the long end of the yield curve, with long term treasury ETFs dropping to the bottom 
Another week went by with risk assets being in much favor. This is especially true for the traditionally considered ‘riskiest’ assets including emerging market equities (NYSE:VWO) 
U.S. stock market has been persistently in a steady up trend: last week, U.S. total stock market index [Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSE:VTI), SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSE:SPY)] finally 
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