Eric Dutram: With the markets seemingly slumping as we head into the fourth quarter, some reevaluation of portfolio allocations is probably a good idea. This is especially true this time around, as the U.S. no longer seems to be such a safe haven compared to the rest of the world. Read more…

NYSE:FPX

Eric Dutram: Apparently, the minute before the Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) IPO was the high water mark for the broad social media industry, at least so far in 2012. After that horrendous opening session for the social media giant, the bottom appeared to fall out of the space Read more…

NASDAQ:SOCL

Jared Cummans: After a miserable four day stretch, markets were able to open higher yesterday, as Alcoa started off earnings season with a positive report. For the next few weeks, the biggest and most important companies in the country will be shedding light on their performance in what was the best first Read more…

NYSE:FDN

Corey Rosenbloom:  As a follow-up to yesterday’s “Bullish Sector Rotation Model” post, let’s take a moment to clarify how investors and traders can use top-level Sector Rotation themes to their advantage. Read more…

NYSE:XLF, NYSE:XLK, NYSE:XLU

ETF Base: Only blind investors have missed the on-going boom in online stocks. The year-ended 2011 brought a slew of new tech IPOs, and it is expected that the dot com juggernaut, Facebook, will IPO later in 2012. Read more…

NASDAQ:PNQI, NASDAQ:SOCL, NYSE:FDN

Michael Johnston:  Direxion, one of the largest issuers of leveraged and inverse ETFs, announced the addition of a non-leveraged ETF this week that will offer a unique way to access one of the world’s most widely-followed benchmarks. The new NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Shares Read more…

NASDAQ:QQQ, NYSE:QQQE, NYSE:RSP

Tony Sagami:  In a new Virgin Mobile commercial, a young Richard Branson tells his friends, “In the future,  we’ll be able to talk to each other with our thumbs.” Read more…

NYSE:IXN, NYSE:XLK

David Gillie: The Technology Sector tends to perform best in the 2nd half of the year—largely due to back-to-school sales, holiday purchasing and corporate end-of-year expenditures. This is certainly not to say that tech can’t perform well in the 1st half of the year, but most likely it will not do much Read more…

NASDAQ:QQQ, NYSE:IYW, NYSE:XLK

Jared Cummans: The rumors have been swirling for years: Facebook will IPO next month, next quarter, next year. But each time it seems that investors are disappointed with no such event. However, 2012 may finally see the long-awaited IPO from the social networking giant. Before you roll your eyes and Read more…

NASDAQ:ONEQ, NASDAQ:QQQ, NASDAQ:SOCL

David Oldenburg: I began using the internet to promote my talk shows way back in 1994, with my first email address and webpage. Today, I use it to promote business, build leads, sell books, get exposure on articles and to attract people to my internet marketing show (www.onlinemoneyshow.com) and Read more…

NASDAQ:SOCL

Michael Johnston: Van Eck has begun the process of converting six HOLDRS products offered by Merrill Lynch into traditional ETFs that will be included under the Market Vectors lineup, offering investors an opportunity to exchange their receipts in HOLDRS trusts for shares in the new ETFs. The exchange Read more…

AMEX:HHH, NYSE:OIH, NYSE:PPH, NYSE:RKH, NYSE:RTH, NYSE:SMH

The launch of new products, rapid growth smartphones and an increase in replacement sales enabled the mobile phone sector to post second quarter growth paving the path to opportunity for Read more…

NASDAQ:QQQQ, NYSE:IXN, NYSE:XLK