Motley Fool had an interesting observation on ETFs, one that I have touched on before. New ETFs are being brought to the market as fast as regulatory approvals can be obtained. It’s been my philosophy to let each ETF accumulate about 1 year’s worth of price data before I would even consider it. The reason is that I personally like …
No Load Fund/ETF Tracker updated through 4/27/2007
My latest No Load Fund/ETF Tracker has been posted at:http://www.successful-investment.com/newsletter-archive.phpThe Dow’s run at new highs continued supported by good earnings Our Trend Tracking Index (TTI) for domestic funds made new highs as well and now sits +5.70% above its long-term trend line (red) as the chart below shows: The international index rallied into record territory and has now moved to …
Fallout From The SubPrime Loan Game
I couldn’t quite figure out why General Motors said a couple of days ago that SubPrime problems might be affecting them too. Huh? They make a lot of car loans (oh yes and cars too), but real estate loans gone sour having an impact on their business? Hmm, I realize that GM is constantly in the news justifying why they …
ETFs, No Load Mutual Funds And Indexing: The Battle Of The Giants
I read a great interview, better referred to as a muscle flexing contest, between some of the titans of the mutual fund industry. In one corner, we have John Bogle, founder of the Vanguard Group and pioneer of index fund investing. In the other corner sits Jeremy Siegel, professor and author, who has reinvented indexing with his company, Wisdom Tree, …
Are Free ETF Trades Worth It?
Is there such a thing as a free lunch? Wells Fargo seems to think so with its recent offering of 100 free trades a year, for stocks, ETFs and no load mutual funds. Before you rush out and transfer your account, take a look at some of the pros and cons. The article “Take Advantage of Free Trades,” brought up …
Mutual Fund/ETF Archives: Revisiting Sell Stops
Got an e-mail from newsletter reader JP a few days ago regarding the proper use of sell stops as it pertains to my trend tracking methodology. While this topic has been discussed before in my Reader Q & A section on 2/2/2007, it nevertheless is an important point which bears repeating. Here’s what JP ran into when the markets tanked …