Investors had plenty to celebrate this holiday weekend, as the S&P 500 pushed back into positive territory for 2011 after the index’s three-day winning streak. Despite the announcement of several dreary and unimpressive U.S. economic reports, stock markets continued to gain steam throughout the week, finishing off strong at the end of Friday’s trading session. Investors also cheered the break in the latest Congressional deadlock, which resulted in the temporary extension of the payroll tax cut. Although 2011 is likely to be a year many will be eager to forget, there might still be hope for investors to see at least some numbers in the green during the last few trading days of the year.
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Investors had high hopes for the week after last Friday’s positive developments at the summit in Brussels. Unfortunately, bullish sentiment quickly wore off as European debt woes resurfaced, sparking a wave of fear seeing as how policymakers overseas have yet to decide on a comprehensive plan to ensure stability. Choppy trading was a dominant theme [...]
On Tuesday December 13, ETFdb.com will offer a free 1-hour webinar covering the basics of alternative weighting methodologies, including the potential advantages and drawbacks to each. This online presentation is designed for financial advisors and active investors interested in learning more about the potential drawbacks linked to many popular ETFs–and the alternatives that now exist [...]
The Low Volatility ETFdb Portfolio is now available to ETFdb Pro members and with a free 7-day trial of the Pro subscription. This new portfolio, one of more than 30 all-ETF model portfolios available at ETFdb.com. The new portfolio consists of a traditional asset allocation strategy, but makes use of innovative exchange-traded products that allow [...]
The ETF industry has grown by leaps and bounds over the last five years and innovation across products has brought forth a multitude of previously inaccessible investment strategies to mainstream investors. Aside from the vast expansion in the exchange-traded product universe, the last five years have been nothing short of a roller coaster ride. Global [...]
ETF Database has introduced another new resource to its lineup of analytical tools designed to help financial advisors and individual investors navigate through the rapidly-increasing universe of exchange-traded products: ETF Scorecards that provide relevant, timely, and unbiased analysis of more than 1,300 ETPs. The ETF Scorecards are in-depth, customized analyst reports that highlight the noteworthy [...]
ETF Database maintains a suite of analytical resources designed to help financial advisors and investors navigate through the rapidly-expanding ETF universe and perform meaningful analysis of products that meet a specified investment criteria. For those who haven’t yet become familiar with the lineup of free analytical ETF resources, below we provide an overview of the [...]
Yesterday’s strong markets were only temporary, as today aimed to erase Tuesday’s forward progress in a number of asset classes. Markets began the day relatively flat, only to crash upon hearing the Fed’s plans for “Operation Twist”, which seems to have done little to convince investors that the economy can turn around in the near [...]
The last week was a welcome change of pace for investors, as markets generally cruised higher despite a lack of meaningful good news that traditionally accompanies such rallies. Attractive entry points finally drove some back into risky assets, though significant uncertainty remains over the outlook from here–especially with parts of Europe now precariously teetering on [...]
The Global Titans ETFdb Portfolio is now available to ETFdb Pro members, offering an option for investors seeking to tilt their assets towards the most competitive and efficient economies in the world. This ETFdb Portfolio, which includes equal allocations to ten different ETPs, was constructed based on a widely followed report released annually by the [...]
ETF Database, one of the leading providers of educational material of exchange-traded products, will be conducting a free webinar on Wednesday October 5. The webinar, which has been approved for 1.0 hours of CE credits by the CFP board, will cover the various metrics that financial advisors and individual investors can consider to identify the [...]
