ETF Analysis & Opinion

Have you studied the history of stocks in the U.S? Most people are aware of the crash in 1929 as well as the capital depreciation that occurred through 1932. Yet many may not be aware of the...

The Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (ARCA:XLF) has had a pretty good year. It started out slow but is now up 13.8% from the low point on February 3. Thursday it broke out to new post crisis...

Recently BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) announced it will be shuttering 18 ETFs, including 10 target-date funds that were designed to be used for long-term investors that are seeking an easy way to save...

In the current ultra-low rate environment and amid heightened global uncertainty, investors have become defensive and are seeking safe and stable investments. Dividend-focused products offer both...

A big deal is being made in the social media world about the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (ARCA:XLF) “breaking out” technically Thursday as if that is supposed to mean something....

Well, it happened — again. The 10-Year Treasury fell all the way to 2.3% last week on a string of bad geopolitical news and mixed economic data. The last time yields were this low was June...

What counts for an economy that primarily depends upon its consumers? Family income needs to increase beyond inflation. Otherwise, families find themselves with less purchasing power and, ultimately,...

The SPDR S&P 500 (ARCA:SPY) continues to rally, approaching its next resistance point at $198.50 -- the final resistance level prior to the all-time high of $199.06.While it is a resistance point,...

The SPDR S&P 500 (ARCA:SPY) has been on a steady rise higher over the last week and a half. We saw the SPY hit an all time high of $199.06 on July 24 2014, and then it took a dip of about 4.5%....

Emerging markets once again took a toll from the global sell-off in late July and early August due to escalating geopolitical tensions in Ukraine and the Middle East. The political impasse due to the...

Several months before Shinzo Abe took office as the Prime Minister of Japan, the pre-ordained leader had expressed a fierce determination to jump start Japan’s economy through unconventional...

Crude Oil tumbled lower again to start the trading day. Crude oil can be followed and traded via the United States Oil Fund (NYSE:USO), which is trading lower by 0.51 cents to $34.91 a share. It...

For last week, the S&P 500 (SPX) finished up 1.22%, the NASDAQ (PowerShares QQQ (NASDAQ:QQQ)) closed out the week at a new high with its 2.63% gain, and Small Caps (iShares Russell 2000...