[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Investors were anxiously waiting to see when the Fed would start to slow its $85 billion monthly asset purchases, with most predicting September as the beginning of the end of the aggressive quantitative easing program, known as QE4. However, the Fed’s report offered no additional insight into the timing, keeping the taper anxiety of late intact. …
7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 8/20/2013
The market pullback continued as fears about the Fed’s potential tapering remained the number one concern on Wall Street. The S&P 500 gave back -2.48% since last week’s ETF model portfolio report. It’s been an unusual year in that bonds have failed to balance out portfolios during those times when equities are in retreat mode. It’s not really a great …
Stocks Finally See Green Ahead Of Fed Minutes
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] While the broader market and the Nasdaq finished with gains to snap a four-day losing streak, blue chips spent most of the day in positive territory, but took a nosedive in the last half-hour of trading to end lower. Retailers’ results surpassed estimates and investors awaited signals on stimulus measures from the Federal Reserve. Dow member …
Week Starts off on Fourth Straight Loss
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] The above picture is worth a thousand words. U.S. equity markets closed in negative territory for the fourth-straight session to start the week off on a sour note, after energy shares dropped and Treasury yields again jumped to a two-year high. Today marked the first occurrence of a 4-day losing streak for both the S&P 500 …
ETFs/Mutual Funds On The Cutline – Updated Through 8/16/2013
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 303 (last week 302) are hovering in bullish territory. The second report includes only …
New ETFs On The Block: Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF (MLPX)
Global X Funds, the New York-based issuer of exchange-traded funds has launched a master limited partnership or MLP product that seeks to take the tax-bite away generally associated with the C-corporation structure. The Global X MLP and Energy Infrastructure fund (MLPX) is designed as a Regulated Investment Company and is suitable for investors seeking to maximize capital appreciation and tax-deferred …