The Long-Term Investing Fallacy
The financial services industry likes to preach the benefits of compounding returns and long-term investing. Have they overstated or even misstated their cause? It’s common…
The financial services industry likes to preach the benefits of compounding returns and long-term investing. Have they overstated or even misstated their cause? It’s common…
If you think the stock market is a volatile place, you ought to get a load of ETFs that use leverage. From Sep. 15 to…
Stocks around the globe are swooning and bonds are zooming. The almost 3% correction in the S&P 500 (SNP:^GSPC) over the past week has pushed…
Demographics are one of the well-known factors driving healthcare stocks and ETFs higher. But this isn’t the only thing contributing to the outperformance of the…
Are momentum stocks losing their luster? High flying momentum stocks like Tesla Motors (NasdaqGS:TSLA), Twitter (NYSE:TWTR), and GoPro (NasdaqGS:GPRO) have experienced sharp pullbacks over the past few…
If you own a portfolio of investments, this article is for you. It doesn’t matter if you’re new at investing or a veteran with years…
Keeping track of global macroeconomic trends is a daunting task. For that reason, each month we organize and rank the key market trends in our Mega Investment…
Contrarian investing is a risk, but for some investors it’s been a bonanza. Ron DeLegge, Founder & Chief Portfolio Strategist @ ETFguide looks at one…
Reader poll: What’s among the most depressed asset classes in the world? If you answered “volatility” you’re right on! The problem for volatility bulls (NYSEARCA:VXX)…
Isn’t it more than ironic that of all the times stock picking fund managers would post their worst multi-decade performance – that it would be smack…
How can you get commodities exposure without buying a farm? One idea is invest in industry sectors closely tied to energy, agriculture, and mining. Ron…
Let’s examine the facts and fiction about portfolio diversification. Fiction: A 60/40 stock and bond portfolio (Nasdaq:VBMVX) is fully diversified. Fact: Only investment portfolios with…
Never mind how U.S. stocks are at all-time highs. People are pouring more money into stock tracking ETFs. The top three ETFs by asset inflows over…
While Wall Street and the mainstream media is enamored by one all-time high after another in the U.S. stock market (NYSEARCA:DIA), other key investment themes have largely…
Social platforms like StockTwits.com are transforming the way investors, traders, and financial advisors get their financial information. Ron DeLegge, Chief Portfolio Strategist @ ETFguide interviews…
Being a millennial means you’re young. And while it’s great to have youth, it’s vanity unless you put it to good use. It’s been said…
A skilled magician knows the art of distracting the audience is just as important as mastering the trick. And the magicians on Wall Street have…
John Bogle, founder of the Vanguard Group has a fervent following of diehards that accept everything he says –right or wrong – as gospel. In…
Even if you don’t sell your mutual funds in 2014, you could still be on the hook for a hefty tax bill. The good news…
One-trick investment portfolios are everywhere. Do you have one? What is a one-trick pony portfolio? It’s the kind of investment mix that is over-weighted or…