The ETF/No Load Fund Tracker—Monthly Review—January 31, 2013 Equities End January With A Bang; Europe Rise On US Economic Data US equity averages saw broad gains as December’s last-minute budget deal, to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff, and a wave of economic numbers in January ensured more money flowed into equity funds than bond funds for the first time since …
Major Market Indexes Lose Face-Off with Gravity; Europe Dives
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] I did not think it was possible that the markets were actually able to lose a face-off with gravity after their relentless and almost uninterrupted ascent since mid-November. Even the by now well documented afternoon “lift-a-thon” was notably absent, as the major market indexes took their cue from Europe and produced their worst loss of this …
ETFs/Mutual Funds On The Cutline – Updated Through 2/1/2013
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 368 (last week 371) of them are hovering in bullish territory. The second report …
Last Week In Review: ETF News And Blog Posts To 2/3/2013
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 2/3/2013. After the S&P 500 broke its 1,500 milestone level last week, it was now the Dow’s turn, which conquered its own respective 14,000 marker on Friday. With 1,500 now clearly in the rear view …
One Man’s Opinion: Do Bond Markets Pose The Biggest Risk?
“If there is something untoward coming at us that people haven’t anticipated, it’s probably going to come from the fixed-income side,” says Michael Aronstein, president of Marketfield Asset Management. That’s where the participation is, that’s where the expectation is the highest and the fear of something disruptive is the lowest, he added. Asked why something disruptive hasn’t happened yet in the fixed-income …
New ETFs On The Block: Wisdomtree Global Corporate Bond Fund (GLCB)
WisdomTree Investments, the New York-based ETF sponsor with over $20 billion in assets under management and known for its fundamentals-focused funds, has rolled out an actively managed global corporate bond ETF to be sub-advised by Western Asset Management Company (Western Asset). The WisdomTree Global Corporate bond Fund (GLCB) is one of the first funds that blend a diverse portfolio of …