NYSE to Phase Out GTC and Stop Trading Orders
In a statement the NYSE said: “Subject to effectiveness of a rule filing with the SEC, NYSE and NYSE MKT will no longer accept new…
Tag: ETF
S&P 500 Investors Get New Choice for Direct REIT Exposure
Real estate investment trusts (REITs) have long been buried inside the S&P 500 (NYSEARCA:SPY) but have now received a giant promotion. S&P Dow Jones Indices and…
How Bad Investments Sometimes Turn Out Good
Do good performing investments always start out good? The short answer is not necessarily. As proof, we showed ETFguide’s readers a real life example in the…
Is Elevated Volatility on Modest Losses Normal?
Stock market volatility creeps up when most investors least expect it. But even more intriguing about the latest upward explosion in equity volatility is that…
A Risky $1.31 Million Portfolio that Flunks on Cost
A few months ago the NASDAQ Composite Index (Nasdaq:ONEQ) eclipsed 5,000 for the first time since March 2000. Put another way, we are all 15…
Euro Bears Get Whipsawed
Selling pressure in the euro has been relentless over the past year and the currency has fallen just over 19% in value. Without surprise, pessimism toward…
Cyber-Security: An Emerging Sector with Big Opportunities
Cyber-attacks on governments and corporations has become a routine part of the daily news. For instance, the highly publicized cyber-attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment last year underscored…
Portfolio Report Card: A $294,439 Retirement Plan with a Tax Threat
Some of us got started late at saving and investing for retirement. And while the financial services industry enjoys browbeating people who lack discipline, got…
Portfolio Bits: The Whole Pie or the Pieces?
It’s been said that complexity is the enemy of execution. This is true with most things in life, including how you arrange your investments. An optimally performing…
Here’s Why a Total Market Approach is Better vs. the S&P 500
Last year, Warren Buffett said he would direct the trustees of his estate to put 90% of his remaining assets in an S&P 500 index fund…
Portfolio Report Card: A Poorly Designed $863,309 Advisor Managed Account
How can a person tell the difference between a healthy and unhealthy investment portfolio? Naturally, it’s by how well (or poorly) a portfolio does at…
Conservative Utility Stocks Lose Favor
Last week we told you how dwindling stock market volatility (NYSEARCA:VIXY) and the insatiable appetite for high risk debt (NYSEARCA:JNK) is characterizing the market’s latest…
Do ETFs Tempt People to Become Daytraders?
ETFs seduce people to become daytraders! That’s the populist claim lodged against ETF investing, but is it supported by facts? What does the data show? To…
2015 Outlook: Wall Street Hates Bonds
It’s that time of year again. You know, the wonderful season when Wall Street’s strategists crawl out of their crevices to make predictions about the…
Are Momentum Stocks Losing Momentum?
Never mind how the U.S. stock market is posting modest year-to-date losses close to 2%. Momentum stocks are up and so is risk taking. A comparison of…
Volatility: Friend or Foe?
Stock market volatility is frequently portrayed as an evil force that all investors should strive to avoid. However, embracing volatility (ChicagoOptions:^VIX) rather than avoiding it can…
Are Stocks Ignoring the Bond Market’s Warning?
After gaining five consecutive years and gaining nine out the past 10 years, the U.S. stock market is on a roll. And while it’s easy…
A Boring Sector with Spectacular Results
“If investing is entertaining, if you’re having fun, you’re probably not making any money. Good investing is boring,” observed George Soros. Which sector of the…
3 Tips for Trading Leveraged ETFs
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…
The Bull Market in U.S. Treasuries that Just Won’t Quit
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…