The WSJ (subscription required) had some interesting thoughts in “Exchange Traded Funds Gone Wild:” Exchange-traded funds had such a humble start, it’s hard to believe what a crazy mélange they’ve become. Back in 1993, the Standard & Poor’s Deposit Receipt (SPDR, pronounced Spider) launched, giving investors a fresh way to invest in the Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index. And, for …
FSB Is Worried About ETFs—Should You Be Concerned Too?
FSB stands for “Financial Stability Board.” It represents the world’s main regulators and central banks. Let’s listen in to “Financial Stability Board Warns on Exchange Traded Funds:” Exchange traded funds pose a serious risk of causing a new financial crisis and should be put under the spotlight so that the signs of a market crash are spotted early, according to …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker updated through 4/14/2011
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2011/04/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker%E2%80%94updated-through-4142011/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, April 15, 2011 MAJOR MARKET ETFs: SLOPPY AND CHOPPY The past five trading days turned into a repeat of the prior week, as the major market ETFs continued to meander aimlessly but moved higher today in the face of several …
Weekly StatSheet For The ETF/No Load Fund Tracker—Updated Through 4/14/2011
ETF/Mutual Fund Data updated through Thursday, April 14, 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 …
High Volume ETFs On The Cutline—Updated Through 4/13/2011
Here’s a slightly different version of the original “ETFs On The Cutline” report. It includes only High Volume (HV) ETFs, which I define as those with an average daily volume of $10 million or higher. These ETFs are generated from my selected list of 90 that I use in my advisor practice. It cuts out the “noise,” which simply means …
Correction
In the previous post, featuring the 5 Model ETF portfolios, the starting date was given as 12/31/2011. That obviously was supposed to be 12/31/2010. My mistake. Sorry. Ulli…