In case you missed it, here’s a summary of the ETF topics that I posted to my blog during the week ending on 8/7/2011. Another sharp downside week pushed the major domestic indexes to the edge of slipping into bear market territory, according to my Domestic TTI. After Friday’s close, Standard & Poor’s announced the downgrade of U.S. debt from …
Last Week In Review: ETF News And Blog Posts
In case you missed it, here’s a summary of the ETF topics that I posted to my blog during the week ending on 7/29/2011. The drubbing continued, and the S&P 500 ended up losing 3.9% for the week. As I posted yesterday, we are within striking distance of breaking the S&P’s 200-day moving average to the downside, which will not …
Reviewing The ETF Equivalent Of PRPFX
Much has been written about the creation of an ETF equivalent of the popular Permanent Portfolio fund (PRPFX). As you know from my Wednesday ETF Model Portfolio listings, a combination of PRPFX with a variety of ETFs has been my preferred mode of operation during these times of uncertainty. From the articles covering the subject, none of them offered a …
Last Week In Review: ETF News And Blog Posts
In case you missed it, here’s a summary of the ETF topics that I posted to my blog during the week ending on 7/22/2011. What the market lost two weeks ago, it made back during the last 5 trading days, putting us back to the level of where we were on July 8th, as far as the S&P 500 is …
Last Week In Review: ETF News And Blog Posts
In case you missed it, here’s a summary of the ETF topics that I posted to my blog during the week ending on 7/15/2011. Continued global uncertainty, along with questionable economic data, made this past week a losing one for equity ETFs. On the positive side, the metals rallied strongly and helped elevate our core holding PRPFX. My published Cutline …
How should ETFs be used by Retirees and Conservative Investors?
That’s an interesting question indeed, and Seeking Alpha tried to cover some ‘dos’ and ‘don’ts’ via “An ETF Primer for Retirees and Conservative Investors.” Here are some highlights, but I suggest you read the entire article if that topic is of interest to you: Over the past few years, exchange-traded funds have made a big impact on the 80-year-old mutual …