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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…
David Fry: As a market technician looking at good chart patterns adorned with many other indicators may seem all that matters. Read more…
Larry D. Spears: “Globalization” has become one of the top financial buzzwords in recent years – and with good reason. The economies of many developing-market countries have achieved an Read more…
The world’s largest restaurant chain, McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE:MCD) reported increases in revenues and net income for the fourth quarter, meeting analyst expectations and giving support to the Read more…
The US economy grew at a faster than expected rate in the third quarter of this year, buoyed much by an increase in consumer spending, however, is still not growing at a rate to generate new jobs. Read more…
Vanguard CEO Bill McNabb discusses the company’s new ETF and index fund offerings with MoneyWatch’s Eric Schurenberg. Eric touches on what investment vehicle, traditional funds Read more…
MGC, MGK, MGV, NYSE:BIV, NYSE:BLV, NYSE:BND, NYSE:BSV, NYSE:EDV, VAW, VB, VBK, VBR, VCIT, VCLT, VCR, VCSH, VDC, VDE, VEA, VEU, VFH, VGIT, VGK, VGLT, VGSH, VGT, VHT, VIG, VIS, VMBS, VNQ, VO, VOE, VOT, VOX, VPL, VPU, VSS, VT, VTI, VTV, VUG, VV, VWO, VXF, VYM
Despite a rollercoaster ride in the stock market and uncertainty in the overall strength of the global economic recovery, some fast food stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs) that hold them remain Read more…
Vanguard is expanding its index fund family, introducing new funds with ETF Shares to provide investors with additional low-cost stock and bond choices. The new ETFs will be available commission-free to Vanguard Brokerage clients. See the preliminary breakdown of each ETF below Read more…
MGC, MGK, MGV, NYSE:BIV, NYSE:BLV, NYSE:BND, NYSE:BSV, NYSE:EDV, VAW, VB, VBK, VBR, VCIT, VCLT, VCR, VCSH, VDC, VDE, VEA, VEU, VFH, VGIT, VGK, VGLT, VGSH, VGT, VHT, VIG, VIS, VMBS, VNQ, VO, VOE, VOT, VOX, VPL, VPU, VSS, VT, VTI, VUG, VV, VWO, VXF, VYM
Brandon Clay From Invest With An Edge Writes: Last week the Labor Department reported an unemployment rate above 10% for the first time Read more…
ETF BASIC NEWS, IYT, IYW, VCR
Even with the recent gains in stocks, we think investors seeing green shoots have two solid options to enhance exposure to a broad-based recovery in consumer names. Both the Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (VCR) and Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) represent sound satellite holdings that trade at modest discounts to our fair value estimates. The majority of the underlying companies in these funds rely on discretionary spending and are well-positioned to pick up market share and emerge from the downturn relatively stronger than their competitors. In addition, both funds offer low costs and fine liquidity. Despite the compelling characteristics of these ETFs, we would wait for pullback in prices to get to more-compelling valuation levels. After all, the recent rally may turn out to be a head fake and the recovery could be more muted than what is implied by the underlying share prices, in aggregate. Read more…
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