ETF Analysis & Opinion

The energy space has been aided by one catalyst after another this year. First, a cold snap in the U.S., then tension in oil-rich Russia and finally Sunni Islamic militants’ attack in Iraq have...

The U.S. stock market started 2014 on a soft note due to fragile weather that stalled the ongoing recovery in the first quarter. To add to that, uneven economic growth, uncertainty over the Fed...

If there’s one fund that neatly captures the defeat of being a bear the past 2.5 years, it is the AdvisorShares Active Bear ETF (NYSE:HDGE). It describes itself thusly: “The...

Flexibility Leads To Sounder Sleep Regular readers know our approach involves meticulously paying attention to known information about the markets and making allocation adjustments when conditions...

Last week saw a spate of negative news globally. While American and Chinese stocks saw little losses, European stocks were the worst losers. In fact, they saw the first weekly drop since April on...

According to a study by LPL Financial, the “smart money” may be exiting equities. Hedge funds, institutions, insiders and foreigners were net sellers of stock in June. The net buyers?...

I have outlined in the past my long-term concerns over expected equity returns. Valuations are stretched (see More evidence of a low-return equity environment), but there are no immediate signs of a...

“The contraction in the first quarter is not reflective of the underlying state of the U.S. economy and the subsequent flow of data points to a significant snap-back in the second...

Click on this link from Bespoke to see all the various returns by asset class for year-to-date, 2014.It would have been helpful to get the data as of Monday night, but as the old saying goes, it is...

The U.S. economy shivered and shrank in the beginning of 2014 as a cold snap swept across country. The economy contracted 2.9% in the first quarter, according to the latest data from the Commerce...

From a technical view, the ETF has broken below a key rising trend line which has been in place since June 2013. Regarding technical indicators, the daily RSI is pushing below a bullish trend line...

From a technical view, the iShares MSCI Thailand ETF (ARCA:THD) is reversing down from the lower boundary of a bullish channel which is acting as resistance. Regarding technical indicators, the daily...

From a technical view, theDirexion Daily Small Cap Bear 3X Shares ETF (ARCA:TZA) broke through and has bypassed a bearish channel. Regarding technical indicators, the daily RSI is above its neutrality...

Imagine for a moment that you are not familiar with ticker symbols. Now, let me name seven contenders for your investment dollars — assets that simultaneously diversify your portfolio as well as...