ETF Analysis & Opinion

Thanks to broad concerns about emerging markets and worries over the taper, natural resource investing has come back into the spotlight. Many commodities are up for the year, which is something that...

Gold Mining Shares May Be Attractive Once More: At Least More Than Gold Itself Gold mining equities have become attractive to investors once more, after spending years out of fashion as respectable...

Finding the best ETFs is an increasingly difficult task in a world with so many to choose from.You Cannot Trust ETF Labels There are at least 49 different Large Cap Value ETFs and at least 237 ETFs...

The wide array of returns for the major asset classes in recent history continue to present investors with a study in contrasts. The varied performances also represent a real-time experiment for...

Investors can borrow a currency with low interest rates or zero interest rates and buy risk assets (e.g., stocks, bonds, commodities, currencies, etc.) in a currency with a higher interest rate. For...

After being in the spotlight for reporting lackluster first quarter fiscal 2014 results, technology bellwether Apple (AAPL) recently announced the repurchase of $14 billion of its shares in the two...

Vladimir Putin kills puppies.Ok, that comment probably needs a little context.  The president of Russia does not personally murder small dogs for sadistic pleasure.  But in preparation for...

CNBC commentators and Bloomberg analysts have spent the last few months explaining how the Federal Reserve’s measured withdrawal (a.k.a. “tapering”) from electronic dollar creation...

As mentioned yesterday:A good action point (short term) could be a move over 175.60s" and we opened on $175.58, it's always a good confirming sign when price opens right at a significant level. I...

The recent price cut by the second-largest U.S. wireless carrier, AT&T Inc. (T), is seemingly spreading fears among telecom investors.  The Move   In a play to regain its market...

If an economic data point came in much weaker than expected last year, the U.S. Federal Reserve’s monetary stimulus offered reason enough to buy stocks. Bad news served as good news. At the same...

During a significant market correction everyone knows that the long volatility funds like VXX, TVIX, and UVXY soar, while inverse funds like XIV and SVXY get crushed—no subtlety here....

The Q4 2013 earnings season has seen a weak start but is gradually showing impressive numbers that could touch the all-time quarterly high. The quarter’s earnings growth is nearing the highest...