The US Federal Reserve didn’t mention about another round of quantitative easing in its latest round of FOMC meeting, leaving many disappointed. Do we really need another round of money supply in the economy? Or will that be the recipe for spiraling inflation, considering that energy prices have stubbornly remained high? If Joseph Balestrino, fixed-income chief at Federated Investors is …
Should You Consider A Commercial Real Estate ETF Now?
As the economy shows signs of a slow recovery with successive lower unemployment-rate readings and better overall economic numbers, is it time to raise a toast for the real estate sector? Well, if you look at the US residential property market, the indicators have been mixed with the latest S&P Case Shiller Home Price Index readings dropping by 0.5 percent …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For Friday, March 9, 2012
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2012/03/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-03082012/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, March 9, 2012 EQUITY ETFs PUSH HIGHER ON STRONG JOBS DATA; REMX UP AS MATERIALS GAIN, VXX TUMBLES U.S. stocks closed higher for the third straight session on Friday after a stronger-than-expected monthly jobs report confirmed a recovery that’s gaining …
Weekly StatSheet For The ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter – Updated Through 03/08/2012
ETF/Mutual Fund Data updated through Thursday, March 8, 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 …
7 ETF Model Portfolios You Can Use – Updated through 3/6/2012
Today’s sell off pulled the S&P 500 off its lofty level. Since last week’s report, the index gave back 2.11%, while the equity portion of our portfolios headed south as well. The bond ETFs offered a nice balance so that the bottom line effect was manageable. There’s no doubt that the major indexes have been struggling to maintain their positions …
Dow Witnesses Biggest Fall In Three Months; VXX Soars On Higher Volatility, ERUS Sinks
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] U.S. stocks suffered their biggest drop this year on Tuesday as fears of a disorderly Greek default loomed large. The DJIA sank by more than 200 points after the US markets witnessed a sell-off following weak economic data from Europe and rising yields on EZ government bonds. As Greece struggles to meet Thursday’s deadline to convince …