A roller coaster ride best describes the market activity of the past week, during which the S&P 500 gave back 4 points as the fiscal cliff ‘on-and-off’ negotiations pushed the benchmark index all over the chart. In the end, it was a year during which equities came out ahead while balanced portfolios lagged behind. Our best model ETF portfolio performer …
ETFs/Mutual Funds On The Cutline – Updated Through 12/28/2012
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 300 (last week 349) of them are hovering in bullish territory. The second report …
Last Week In Review: ETF News And Blog Posts To 12/30/2012
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 12/30/2012. Hope for a fiscal cliff rescue package finally fizzled out, and the markets slipped with the S&P 500 surrendering some 2% during this holiday shortened week. More meetings are planned, but odds are low …
New ETFs On The Block: Flexshares Unveils Three Dividend ETFs
FlexShares, the Portland, ME-based ETF issuing arm of Northern Trust, has launched three dividend products for investors seeking income-generating options in this low yield environment. The products may come handy for various investors since many companies are planning last minute dividends to reduce their own tax liabilities as going over the fiscal cliff looks almost certain now. The FlexShares Quality …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For Friday, December 28, 2012
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2012/12/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-12272012/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, December 28, 2012 US STOCKS SINK AS BUDGET IMPASSE CONTINUES; EUROPE TRACKS LOWER US stocks dropped for the fifth straight day, the longest losing streak for the Dow Jones Industrial Average since July, ending the week off nearly two percent …
Weekly StatSheet For The ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter – Updated Through 12/27/2012
ETF/Mutual Fund Data updated through Wednesday, December 27, 2012 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 10/25/2011 The domestic TTI broke through its long-term trend line generating a Sell for this area effective 8/9/2011. Over the recent past, we’ve seen the …