ETF Analysis & Opinion

Tweedy Brown published a paper about the importance of dividends in stock selection and total return. They cited “The Importance of Dividend Yields in Country Selection” by Michael...

ETF Investors look to Jackson Hole and Dr. Bernanke’s speech on Friday, Mario Draghi's on Saturday.Global stock and ETF investors have run equities markets up to near yearly highs on the hopes...

It's no secret that the home-builder stocks have been one of the leading industry groups of 2012. Many of the leading home-builder stocks such as Toll Brothers Inc (NYSE:TOL), Lennar Corp (NYSE:LEN),...

One potential ETF trade on our radar this week is SPDR Gold Trust (GLD), a commodity ETF that tracks the price of spot gold futures. We have not discussed trading this ETF for quite some time because...

Harry Browne proposed a “Permanent Portfolio” allocation in his 1998 Fail-Safe Investing: Lifelong Financial Security in 30 Minutes. Browne proposed an equal-weight portfolio of stocks,...

As detailed in a previous article, the exchange traded fund for lumber, Claymore Beacon Timber (NYSEARCA: CUT), is a preferable way to play the rebound in the housing market. Good news from the...

The MarketClub ETF Portfolio/strategy created earlier this year has been quiet this summer as all four ETFs were on either a neutral or short (sell) signal. At its core, the service is a...

The iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF (IBB), which we have been long in the model ETF trading portfolio of The Wagner Daily since August 14, showed relative strength by rallying 0.9% while the S&P...

Ron Vinder, a financial advisor at UBS Financial Services, says he's doing just fine by managing client portfolios with a broad set of ETFs. Rebalancing the mix is a critical part of the strategy, he...

The S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average, and Nasdaq 100 indices have reached pivotal “make it or break it” levels that may lead to a tug-of-war between bulls and bears and a bit of...

The Commodities ETF (DBC) began and ended on Tuesday at the apex of and in between trendline resistance and support, as shown on the Daily chart below...an important one to watch today and thereafter!...

I saw a very interesting parallel with real estate ETF symbol IYR. Take note of the wedges. I believe we are in the same place now as we were where I've put the other green arrow.

Yesterday looked like any other day over the last month. The markets were floating higher on extremely light volume. A major breakout looked inevitable with the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:SPY)...