Marc Faber, publisher of the Gloom, Doom and Boom report has some interesting thoughts on the next market correction, the Dollar, the Euro as well as stocks and bonds in the long run. Take a look at this video: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnSZkcPicEA]
Sunday Musings: The American Greek Crisis
The Greek debt crisis has been on and off the front pages for months. With just about all western civilizations being deeply indebted to varying degrees, the question in my mind is whether a similar situation could develop here in the U.S. and if so how do we deal with it as investors? To some, we’re already on our way …
Breaking Away
In “Glass Ceiling Still Intact” I talked about the closing of the exhaustion gaps on the domestic TTI (Trend Tracking Index), and that the 1,100 level on the S&P; 500 was the resistance level at the time. While the market seems to have broken out above the 1,100 level, it had not done so in convincing fashion. Recently, strong buying …
No Load Fund/ETF Tracker updated through 3/11/2010
My latest No Load Fund/ETF Tracker has been posted at:http://www.successful-investment.com/newsletter-archive.phpSlow and steady was the mantra of the week, and the S&P; 500 gained another 1%. Our Trend Tracking Index (TTI) for domestic funds/ETFs has now crossed its trend line (red) to the upside by +5.01% keeping the current buy signal intact. The effective date was June 3, 2009. The international …
ETFs vs. Index Funds
There are differences between ETFs and Index funds you should be aware of as explained in “ETFs vs. Mutual Funds: Which Is Right For You?” Here are some highlights: Much has been made of the differences and similarities between index mutual funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs), but less has been written on which makes the most sense for investors, …
ETFs And 401(k)s
In a welcome development, “ETFs Slowly Displace Mutual Funds in 401(k)s:” BlackRock(BLK), the largest seller of exchange traded funds, is helping to push more Americans toward ETFs instead of mutual funds in their 401(k) plans. Americans held $3.9 trillion in employer-based defined-contribution retirement plans, of which $2.7 trillion was held in 401(k) plans as of Sept. 30, according to the …