We had technological difficulties in Maine, however, and couldn’t get the satellite hookup going in time. Even so, I thought it might be interesting to share the portfolio we were going to discuss. It brings up both an important as well as an interesting topic. According to Wikipedia, “Reflation is the act of stimulating the […]
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5 ETFs to Buy on the Pullback
The rally fizzling as much as 5% this week put the dreaded but not unexpected correction into the forefront of the market’s mind. But rather than fret, investors should be filling out their shopping lists. After all, stocks have never moved in a straight line and — more important — the whole point is to […]
Picking Apart a Pro’s All-ETF Portfolio
Mark Luschini, an equity strategist at Janney Montgomery Scott, has an all-ETF portfolio designed to be a solution for investors trying to rebuild their investments. It’s always worth deconstructing these exercises to learn from strengths and weaknesses. That way, we build better portfolios for ourselves. Here’s the portfolio: Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF(VTI Quote): 30% […]
ETFs: Smooth Sailing Gives Way to Choppy Waters
After 6 weeks of smooth sailing, options traders are anticipating volatility in emerging-market exchange-traded funds. Activity spiked yesterday in the MSCI Brazil Index (EWZ) and MSCI Emerging Markets Index (EEM), which both witnessed above-average volume. In 1 of the session’s largest trades, an investor purchased 33,000 contracts of EEM May 28 puts for $1.69 and an […]