ETF/Mutual Fund Data updated through Thursday, July 7, 2011 If you are not familiar with some of the terminology used, please see the Glossary of Terms. 1. DOMESTIC EQUITY MUTUAL FUNDS/ETFs: BUY— since 6/3/2009 As announced via a blog post, on 6/2/2009, the TTI triggered a buy signal with an effective date of 6/3/2009. We will use the 7% trailing …
6 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 7/5/2011
The market’s sharp rise last week affected all our ETF Model Portfolios in a positive way. While they did not move up as fast as the S&P 500 did, they also did not lose ground as quickly, when the markets declined 7 out of 8 weeks. That has been my theme all along. When the major indexes were on a …
Gold ETFs Shine
With the stock market mired in a bit of uncertainty, after last week’s run, it was the gold ETFs who brightened the day. As the chart shows (courtesy of MarketWatch.com), the major market ETFs lacked direction and essentially went nowhere. Follow through buying from last week was non-existent as exuberance seemed to wane. None of today’s news reports supported the …
Revisiting ETNs
Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs) have been on the market since 2006, but many investors have shied away from them for various reasons. Let’s revisit the idea of ETNs by taking a look at “ETNs Are Back, Warts And All:” Exchange-traded notes are back, even as investors still worry about the risks that caused a stampede from these vehicles during the …
ETFs Rally In The Face Of Weak Economic News
No sense in figuring out yesterday’s market behavior. All major market ETFs rallied all of a sudden at mid morning for no obvious reason other than that the S&P 500 bounced off its 50-day moving average; a bullish sign. Let’s face it, economic news was miserable.
ETFs That Could Benefit From Japan’s Rebuilding Process
Japan will need to bounce back from its tragedy; no question about it. Are there any ETFs you could invest in that cover the rebuilding effort? According to MarketWatch, “Buy what Japan needs to rebuild:” The tragedy in Japan is still unfolding, and the extent of the devastation is uncertain, but there will come a time when the country will …