Five ETFs dominate the absolute-return category. Do they deliver what they promise?

The Russian economy is a basket case, corporate governance is weak, the outcome of the conflict with Ukraine is less than certain, and a combination of sanctions and fear are causing capital to flee the country. Long story short, there is little...

The Comeback King

Keen investment strategy or alliterative parlor trick? That was the main question on my mind as I was catching up on how the "Dogs of the Dow" equity strategy has fared over the past few years. For those unfamiliar, Dogs of the Dow is a rather...

Unless you have been living under a rock for the past few months, it is probably safe to assume that geopolitical concerns have migrated toward the top of the consideration list when contemplating investments. The recent conflicts flaring up in...

With market volatility at the highest levels we've seen in some time, investors are rightly nervous about how the next few months will unfold. But that may be all the more reason to take a step back and focus on our overall asset allocations and ...

Some gold miners have outperformed bullion, the market and their peers this year. Our subscribers got the ‘heads up’ in February.

Consumer cyclical stocks have largely been taking it on the chin this year. By far, the sector has been the worst-performing sector of 2014. The largest ETF that tracks the space, the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE Arca:XLY)...

Warning: Beware of DOG (and DIG) Over the past 10 years, utilization of exchange traded funds has grown to the point that most investors have at least one ETF as part of their portfolio. While this is a step in the right direction for the inv...

You can’t help but be bullish on stocks now. I mean, really. That’s the simple message being told by the ETF market. Well, two ETFs to be sure. Take a look at the price spread between the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) and the iShares S&P 100 ETF (OEF...