The growth of the ETF industry has led to major strides forward in democratizing the investment process, and ongoing evolution in the exchange-traded universe continues to bring forth previously hard-to-reach asset classes at the fingertips of mainstream investors. With innovation also comes complexity however, and ETFs are no different from other financial instruments in the sense that they are far from foolproof despite their numerous efficiencies [see also Free Report: How To Pick The Right ETF Every Time].
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The growth of the ETF universe has spawned a number of ways to tap into a variety of asset classes that were previously out-of-reach for mainstream investors. Thanks to the numerous (and growing) number of advantages that ETFs offer over traditional mutual funds, it’s no wonder that the exchange-traded product structure has become the preferred vehicle [...]
When it comes to international investing, Japan is one particular corner of the market that receives a tremendous amount of attention, although not always for optimistic reasons. This developed Asian economy has struggled to regain its footing on the global stage since the early 1990s, following the collapse of its stock market. Since then, Japan has failed to regain [...]
With all of the euphoria building on Wall Street since the start of 2012, many investors seemingly forgot about the lingering, unresolved Euro zone debt drama. Despite the optimistic sentiment building on the home front thanks to encouraging data releases, the global economic recovery remains largely influenced by the health of the fragile currency bloc [...]
With equity markets charging (generally) higher since the start of 2012, it’s no wonder that gold has been largely off the radar for many investors. Despite evading news headlines over the past few months, speculation over where the precious yellow metal is headed has not died down one bit. Given the impressive bull-run on Wall [...]
Corporate earnings season is upon us once again and many investors are likely looking for ways to favorably position themselves in anticipation of volatility. With major equity indexes sitting on hefty gains since the October 4th, 2011 lows, some are getting worried that any disappointment arising from corporate performance results could make way for profit taking pressures [...]
If the second half of 2011 was characterized by rampant stock market volatility and looming uncertainty, the atmosphere on Wall Street could be described as the exact opposite thus far in 2012. Economic data releases on the home front have taken center stage in recent months as better-than-expected results from the labor and housing markets have [...]
Are we near the top or did the bull train just leave the station? Fundamental news has been bolstering equity markets higher since the start of 2012, although many investors are fearful that if they jump in now, the next market correction may very well wipe out all of their gains and then some. Luckily, thanks to [...]
After evading the headlines for quite a while, Greek debt woes resurfaced earlier in the week, bringing back the cloud of uncertainty looming over the debt burdened currency bloc. With renewed uncertainties came volatile price action and equity markets went for a ride, bringing a halt to euphoria on Wall Street. Despite this bump in [...]
Investors have been gradually increasing their risk appetite since the start of 2012 thanks to improving economic data and renewed optimism in the global recovery. Likewise, emerging markets are off to a strong start this year and one particular country-specific ETF has attracted serious interest from investors. The iShares MSCI Turkey Investable Market Index Fund [...]
The Euro zone debt crisis has been at the forefront since late 2009 when it became apparent that Greece was struggling to curb its towering deficit. Greece unsuccessfully implemented several austerity meassures aimed at restoring financial stability, ultimately succumbing to a bailout package in early May of 2010. History has repeated itself since then seeing as [...]
