Last Week In Review: ETF News And Blog Posts To 10/16/2011

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In case you missed it, here’s a summary of the ETF topics and market reviews I posted to my blog during the week ending on 10/16/2011.

Up, up and away was the mantra for the past week, as the markets focused on a positive outcome of the European debt deal allegedly being worked out by France and Germany. Some announcement to the effect will be due out next weekend. It better have some shock-and-awe effect, since that is exactly what the markets expect.

If the solution proves to be “underwhelming,” we could see the major market ETFs head back south. For right now, a wait and see attitude, along with high hopes, prevails.

If you followed my sell stops rules, you should no longer have any equity exposure at this time with the possible exception of a couple of sector/country/bond ETFs, or hedged positions.

This week, we covered the following:

ETF Leaders And Laggards – For The Week Ending 10/14/2011

ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For Friday, October 14, 2011

Weekly StatSheet For The ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter – Updated Through 10/13/2011

Major Market ETFs in a State of Flux as Gains Decelerate

Another Day in the Green – Is This Cause for Changing Your ETF Strategy?

7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 10/11/2011

Quieter Day for ETFs, But That May Change Very Soon; Trading Range Still Intact

Market Euphoria Shouldn’t Change Your ETF Strategy

To Be or Not To Be Back In Equity ETFs

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Comments 4

  1. Thank you for your excellent knowledge of investing, I enjoy it and benefit from it.

    What do you recomend as a safe substitute for money market funds in this environment: GNMA funds, Treasuries, Bond funds ?
    Thanks again,
    RTL

  2. Robert,

    I am not sure there is a safe substitute. Money Market funds are for those who do not wish to have any market risk at this point. The other options you mentioned are fine, but they are interest rate sensitive, which means you have to apply a trailing sell stop. For bond funds/ETFs, I use 5%.

    Ulli…

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