ETF Analysis & Opinion

The Financials sector ranks ninth out of the ten sectors as detailed in my Sector Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my Dangerous rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 45...

After reporting lackluster third quarter 2013 results, diversified conglomerate General Electric Company’s (GE) full year 2013 results also failed to cheer the market. The company reported mixed...

2013 was a great year for the U.S. equity markets which returned more than 30%. And with political deadlock averted and the U.S. economy regaining momentum, the stock market will likely continue its...

The Economist had an info graphic in the last print edition that puts emerging market investing in perspective.  The market caps of the local MSCI indices—which are the benchmarks for most...

People go to a retail store searching for bargains. If an item is priced at a 50% discount, they might buy it or search a nearby store or online to see if they can get it even cheaper. If a store has...

Ever since equities bottomed in 2009, stocks in the consumer discretionary sector have outperformed the S&P 500 by a large margin. The SPDR Consumer Discretionary Select Sector Fund, (XLY), an ETF...

Should you buy when there is blood in the streets? While the prospect of buying low may sound great, a beaten-up asset can always get battered some more. There’s no certainty when it comes to...

The markets surged higher, Wednesdy, for the second day in a row. The S&P 500 hit a new all-time high before noon as investors began to wonder if it was time to buy the markets again.For their...

Yesterday`s rally was cause for concern when you consider the declining volume on the averages below. The Nasdaq has basically been consolidating for the last 3 weeks, trading inside a box and until...

How long did investors fret the possible combination of employment weakness and the U.S. Federal Reserve staying the course of incremental tapering? One day. On Tuesday (1/14/2014), dip buyers gobbled...

Gold saw the worst year in more than a decade in 2013 falling a massive 28%.  The popular SPDR Gold Trust ETF, (GLD), designed to deliver the return of the spot gold price plunged 27% while the...

There seems to be no lack of stock market friendly news in the eurozone. Good news is construed as good news for the stock market. Eurostat reported that industrial production printed blowout numbers...

The U.S. market was taken aback by the weak job growth data for December, suggesting that the Fed might take a more cautious stance on its plan to curb the massive stimulus program. Additionally, it...