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Eric Dutram: After posting double digit returns for the first quarter in fiscal 2012, the U.S stock markets could not extend their gains further in the second quarter. The weak global economic condition added to the woes of the investors, triggering massive Read more…
Chris Ciovacco: The markets face numerous problems, including still-elevated bond yields in Spain and Italy, slowing global growth, and the media’s latest obsession…the dreaded “fiscal cliff”. Yet, despite all that, stocks and commodities are flashing bullish signals. Read more…
Michael Johnston: Earlier this week, the ETF Industry Association released its June 30 batch of ETF data, providing an interesting snapshot of this fast-growing industry. It should come as no surprise that ETF assets continue to surge; the industry is quickly closing Read more…
Jim Trippon: With the June preliminary manufacturing PMI numbers in from the HSBC Flash survey, it looks as though China will be ramping up its easing measures more. The HSBC Flash Purchasing Managers Index dropped to 48.1 for June, after May’s PMI hit 48.4. Read more…
Yiannis Mostrous: As the Chinese economy tries to cope with its own domestic challenges, the consequences of the euro zone crisis and the anemic economic growth of the US, it’s a given among investment prognosticators that the Chinese economy Read more…
Nilus Mattive: I often write about more advanced approaches to investing and retirement issues — but the most frequent question I hear is a much simpler one. In fact, a relative just e-mailed me the other day to ask it. Read more…
Jim Trippon: Many in the markets read China’s benchmark interest rate cut of last week as a signal that the upcoming release of May data would highlight further slowing in the economy. The National Bureau of Statistics released some of the May data on Saturday, Read more…
Jim Trippon: China’s central bank, The People’s Bank of China, cut the one-year borrowing interest rate 25 basis points, from 6.56 percent to 6.31 percent, on Thursday, June 7th. Along with this cut, the central bank cut the one year deposit rate also by 25 basis points, to 3.25 percent. Read more…
Chris Ciovacco: Conducting our weekend Europe Google searches for the latest news yielded articles with a very familiar and vague tone about the “progress” across the pond. The excerpt below from a Reuters article represents a good example: Read more…
In this special one-hour presentation, Morningstar director of personal finance Christine Benz and ETF expert Mike Rawson discuss how to build a low-maintenance, hands-free portfolio that will help you reach your financial Read more…
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Jim Trippon: News last Thursday that China’s economy slowed for the seventh consecutive month came from the HSBC Markit Purchasing Managers Index Report. The flash reading for May was 48.7 compared to the 49.3 final reading from April. Read more…
Michael Snyder: Just because you were once the most powerful nation on earth does not mean that you will always be the most powerful nation on earth. Every single year, hundreds of billions of dollars leaves the United States and goes to China (NYSEARCA:FXI). This enormous transfer of wealth Read more…
Eric Dutram: There are several factors that influence the decision of selecting an ETF for investment. Such factors include the past performance, holdings, sector exposure and concentration. Beyond these examples, expenses can also play an important role in the decision making process as well. Read more…
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Eric Dutram: Although ETFs have become more well-known and prevalent among financial circles, there are still a host of misconceptions regarding the products. Read more…
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Michael Johnston: At times, it seems as if the number of ETFs available to U.S. investors will soon exceed the number of stars in the sky. That might be overstating things a bit, Read more…
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