Back in April PowerShares came out with its lineup of Small Cap Sector ETFs, making it easier for small-cap investors to play certain sectors of the market. This is a huge deal, and I recommend you
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6 Ways To Protect Your Assets From Impending Deflation Including ETFs (DGZ, XLU, VPU, VCLT, TLT, D, PG, MO)
There’s more talk now about an impending deflationary period than we’ve heard in several years and the thing about this churn is that even if we don’t truly experience textbook
Power-Up Growth and Income With Utilities ETFs (XLU, VPU, IDU, XLUS, JXI, DBU, IPU)
Years ago, people would categorize themselves as either “growth” or “income” investors. The latter group typically consisted of people who were either retired or independently wealthy
Three Weeks Of Earnings and It’s Now Clear Which ETF Sectors Are Strongest (XLE, XLF, IYT, QQQQ, IYH, XLU, XLY, XLP)
Three weeks of second quarter earnings season are in the books. Here’s the status so far broken down by sector (analysis is provided below):
Sector Review: Utility ETFs For High Yield and Stability (IDU, XLU, VPU, SPY)
Investors are starting to pay more attention to Utility Stocks and Utility ETFs of late given the low interest rate environment that doesn’t seem to have an end in sight. With the 10-year Treasury
Three Utility ETFs For Risk Averse Investing (VPU, IDU, XLU)
In a time when fear and uncertainty are causing the stock market to run on a rollercoaster ride, the attractiveness of the utility sector remains intact and for good reason
Hiding In The Utilities ETF Until The Market Volatility Retreats
“When investors want to find places to hide in the stock market, the first thing they should do is determine what they want to hide from. Since economic data and overall first-quarter earnings
Two Dividend ETF Picks for Your IRA
Morningstar’s Christine Benz discusses with Scott Burns his top picks for funding an IRA before the April 15
Investors Need To Look At Shifting Their Asset Allocation Strategy In ETFs
“Now, companies are holding record levels of cash and trying to figure out what to do with it. Since the fundamental outlook from a top-line revenue perspective still does not look great
Have Investors Turned Off The Switch To The Utilities ETF?
“While the utilities sector joined the rest of the market in its rebound from the March 2009 lows, it would seem that someone flipped the group’s rally switch to the “off” position. Since peaking
Utility ETFs See Largest Inflow Of Cash Last Week
“The largest ETF fund inflow by sector last week was in utilities, new figures have shown. Results published by BlackRock showed that this area saw $140.4 million in the last seven days
It May Be Time To Buy Into The Utilities Select Sector ETF (XLU)
“Utility stocks have underperformed the broad market this year. The Utilities Select Sector SPDR (XLU), a basket of more than 30 electric and gas producers
Invest In ETF’S With The Sector Rotation Strategy
One momentum strategy that an investor could implement would be to purchase the best returning US sector ETF(s) over the trailing 3, 6, and 12 months. This strategy has been written about extensively by Mebane Faber, author of The Ivy Portfolio.
Utility ETF Offers Room To Rise (XLU)
Matt Cavallaro from Forbes reports “The inflation trade is beginning to wrap its arms around equity prices for the second consecutive summer. Rising unemployment hasn’t choked off the commodity rally yet, as blistering oil prices have more than doubled from their March lows around $30 a barrel to $73.