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Ian Wyatt: Nearly four years removed from the subprime mortgage lending crisis pushed the U.S. into a deep recession, it’s finally time to invest in housing. Read more…
Stocks fell sharply on Monday on mixed trade. The day ended with the DJIA (NYSE:DIA), S&P 500 (NYSE:SPY) and Nasdaq (NASDAQ:QQQ) all closing below their respective 200-day moving averages. Smaller cap issues led the decline as the S&P MidCap 400 and the small-cap Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) plunged Read more…
Adam Patti is the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of IndexIQ, a New York-based ETF issuer behind several of the most innovative ETF products to hit the market in recent years including several hedge fund replication ETFs. A few weeks ago, we spoke with Adam Patti to get his thoughts on the current Read more…
Justice Litle: The housing bubble aftermath has reached a new stage as banks sue homeowners, and China (NYSE:FXI) looks more ready than ever for a property bust. Read more…
Martin Hutchinson: The housing market remains a drag on the economy, but there are indications that it is finally starting to bottom. Prices have stopped declining, and there is even some sign of life in sales. Read more…
Stocks got pelted on a burst of volume into the close yesterday. All five major indices closed down by two percent or more. The small-cap Russell 2000 (NYSE:IWM) and the S&P MidCap 400 led the plunge as they posted losses of 4.0% and 3.8% respectively. The S&P 500 (NYSE:SPY) dropped 2.9% while the Dow Jones Industrial Average Read more…
Stocks closed mixed on Tuesday as trade rose slightly. The morning session showed promise as stocks rallied sharply. For most of the day stocks consolidated at the highs but at the 2:30 reversal period sellers entered the market and drove stocks to session lows into the close. Smaller cap stocks underperformed Read more…
Eric Dutram: With a weak consumer economy and a lack of job creation, concerns are once again beginning to return to the housing industry. For the 10 City Case-Shiller index, prices are down year-over-year in non seasonally adjusted terms for the most recent reading, leading to a dreaded double dip for many markets Read more…
In what has been a rare occurrence over recent sessions, stocks ended the day mixed on light volume. Stocks began the session on a high note but by 10:30 am the market reversed and stocks slid to session lows. However by 2:00 pm stocks recovered and pared losses. The S&P 500 Read more…
David Zeiler: Dragged down by such anchors as a bulging pipeline of foreclosures and a dearth of buyers, it will be many more months – if not years – before a housing market rebound takes hold. Read more…
Russ Koesterich: Call #1: Underweight REITs Relative to the Financial Sector – This week, my call focuses on REITs. With yields low and likely to stay that way for the foreseeable future, everyone is searching for income wherever they can find it. One of the biggest beneficiaries of this “stretch-for Read more…
Alex Strashny: While some ETF’s have made good money last week, increasing their expected returns, their risks have gone into unacceptable territory. Read more…
Alex Strashny: Recommended funds. Our main recommendation this week is real estate (NYSE:IYR). Its expected return jumped last week as it gained +4.46% in 5 days on slightly higher volume. However, its risk is high and has increased slightly. Because of the high risk in IYR, some Read more…
NASDAQ:IBB, NYSE:EWM, NYSE:IYR, NYSE:SMH, NYSE:XLE, NYSE:XLU, PJP
Alex Strashny: Recommended funds: Biotech (NYSE:IBB) remains our primary recommendation this week. With the +1.68% rise and slightly higher volume over the past week, the expected return is definitely positive and slightly higher. IBB’s risk has decreased over the past week Read more…
NASDAQ:IBB, NYSE:EWJ, NYSE:EWM, NYSE:GLD, NYSE:IYR, NYSE:SPY, NYSE:XLE, PJP
Ron Rowland: Index IQ rolled out the first small cap U.S. REIT ETF last week (6/14/11). IQ US Real Estate Small Cap ETF (NYSE:ROOF) intends to provide income and complement large cap REIT exposure. Read more…
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