The ETF/No Load Fund Tracker—Monthly Review—August 31, 2012 Europe Still Wavering; In Search Of Direction From Central Banks US equity ETFs ended higher despite a quiet and boring August with all three leading indexes gaining for the month. Not surprising, the QE addicted crowd was left a little disappointed on the last trading day of the month, as Fed Chairman …
US Indexes Trim Losses While Europe Tumbles Ahead Of ECB Meeting
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] US equity indexes started September on a weak note as investors’ concern that the economy was slowing over weak manufacturing data was somewhat tempered by hopes the European Central Bank will intervene to tame the continent’s debt crisis. Here we go again. We will find out soon if Mario Draghi’s promise to deliver a European solution …
ETFs/Mutual Funds On The Cutline – Updated Through 8/31/2012
Below are the latest ETF Cutline reports, which show how far above or below their respective long-term trend lines (39 week SMA) my currently tracked ETFs/MFs are positioned. The first report covers the ETF Master List from Thursday’s StatSheet and includes 398 ETFs, of which currently 317 (last week 330) of them are hovering in bullish territory. The second report …
Last Week In Review: ETF News And Blog Posts To 9/2/2012
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 9/2/2012. The big speech from Bernanke at J-Hole came and went and, as I suspected, no earth shattering announcement was made other than the usual jawboning that “we stand ready to act…, etc.” Amazingly enough, …
Should Bernanke Maintain The Status Quo?
The sluggishness in the jobs market is neither a fiscal responsibility nor a monetary responsibility of the Federal Reserve, rather it’s about responsibility in the short run versus responsibility in the long run, says Edward Lazear, former economic adviser to President George W. Bush and a professor at the Stanford University. The best policies to grow jobs are not the …
New ETFs On The Block: Egshares Beyond Brics ETF (BBRC)
Emerging Global, the emerging markets focused ETF, has announced the launch of EGShares Beyond BRICs ETF (BBRC), a fund that seeks exposure to an often overlooked emerging market segment, giving investors an opportunity to diversify their portfolio. EGshares is one of the first companies to move away from the MSCI Emerging markets Index to other more diversified and balanced benchmarks …