ETF Analysis & Opinion

Since last summer, investing in the mining sector has been akin to riding a mini roller coaster. There have been two huge rallies, two sudden and sharp declines while more than a handful of individual...

Buy-and-Hold investing has worked pretty well when it comes to many stock indexes around the world. One place where that strategy has been disappointing is the Nikkei 225 over the past couple of...

The latest economic releases look wobbly in some corners–yesterday’s report on housing starts, for example. But the monthly comparisons for several indicators, although weak, appear to be...

A little over a year ago I wrote a well-received article about the 5 mistakes to avoid with your ETF portfolio. The tips ranged from not falling in love with your ETFs to trade execution and tax...

ETF investors are no doubt concerned about the modest slide that stocks have begun this month turning into a more serious sell off. This uncertainty becomes even more heightened by the fact that...

Scotland could break away from the United Kingdom and form its own independent country. This would end a union that has existed for more than 300 years and produced one of the most powerful and...

The market supposedly climbs a “Wall of Worry,” at least until those concerns overwhelm participants. Yet the only apprehension that might have sent stock investors for the exit doors...

While Scotland votes on Thursday whether to break away from England and declare its independence, the price action for the United Kingdom equity market is presenting an interesting...

Mario Draghi finally announced his long awaited action plan to spur growth in the slumping Euro zone. The European Central Bank (ECB) cut its ultra-low interest rates even further and said that it...

The appetite for stock risk is softening, yet few people are talking about it. Take a look at the “Advance-Decline Line” – one of the more popular technical analysis tools for...

In addition to waiting for the FOMC and the results of the Scottish Referendum, we will see the first results of the ECB's TLTRO this week. As a reminder, the purpose of the TLTRO program is...

The trend in recent years of securitizing more of the world’s market betas offers investors, in theory, better odds for enhancing risk-adjusted returns. Providing access to a broader set of low...

“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” - Anais NinLast week, several important things began happening from an...

The pace of new actively managed ETFs being released to the market has continued to heat up this year.  Of the 106 total ETFs that are designated as active by the SEC, 35 have been released this...