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Michael Johnston — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 13:00:54 +0000

Equity markets started the week on a quiet note as investors were reluctant to jump back into the markets following the long holiday weekend. Moody’s downgrade of Portugal sent waves of selling across European equity markets, and gold jumped higher amidst all the uncertainty. The hot yellow metal was easily this week’s star-performer as it managed to start the trading week higher by about $30, and the precious metal was able to holds it’s gains and even add on more in the days following, closing around $1,544 an ounce for the week. Crude oil futures also rallied higher to just under $100 a barrel, but volatility remains extremely high in the energy market and gains quickly evaporated on Friday as futures prices dropped back to the $96.50 level. Friday’s disappointing employment report sent investors running to the safe havens and domestic equity indexes gave up much of the weeks gains [...]

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ETF Insider: Gold Soars Past Equities

Stoyan Bojinov — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 23:27:33 +0000

Investors returned quietly to Wall Street after the long holiday weekend as equity markets oscillated between small gains and losses for most of trading on Tuesday. Moody’s downgraded Portugal’s sovereign debt to junk-status, sending the euro lower in the currency markets and gold even higher. The hot yellow metal lead the way up and jumped more than $30 at the start of trading, and was able to climb back above the psychologically significant $1,500 level. Oil went along for the ride as well, gaining upwards of 2% for the day, as crude futures marched past $97 a barrel. On Wednesday domestic equity indexes were able to edge higher as investors bought in on the dip. However, light trading volumes are always a risky environment to participate in, simply because volatility can strike even quicker. Investors are waiting to hear from the ECB on Thursday regarding its interest rate decision, while [...]

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ETF Insider: Will The Market’s Fireworks Continue?

Eric Dutram — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 14:00:50 +0000

Last week saw markets perform very well to close out the quarter as the Dow gained more than 600 points in five days. This robust gain came thanks to declining fears over a Greek default and solid manufacturing data in the U.S. This led many to buy equities on the dip, resulting in solid gains for all the major indexes for the week and helping to erase the negative memories that started June. This rally gave a big boost to one of our actionable ETF ideas last week, while putting our short positions in a bit of a hole. We are back at it again this week with three fresh ideas that seem positioned for a solid Holiday-shortened week. Additionally, we look to highlight some of key data releases over the next few days so that investors can be aware of when volatility may strike some of their holdings. Weekly Outlook Thanks [...]

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Time For A Real Estate ETF?

Michael Johnston — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:41:32 +0000

Historically, no portfolio was complete without a material allocation to real estate. Consistently high real returns and low correlations to stocks and bonds made it easy to overlook the out-of-whack fundamentals that ultimately led to an unprecedented collapse. But when real estate markets got a reality check in late 2008, many investors swore off the asset class for good. Or so they thought. After losing their shirts in real estate investments during the financial crisis, many investors washed their hands (and their portfolios) of REITs, unable to tolerate such extreme volatility and unwilling to accept the downside ramifications of risky assets. But investors who were able to spot the bottom of the real estate market in the U.S. have been handsomely rewarded, and now many are beginning to consider a more significant allocation to this asset class. The ETF boom has presented dozens of options for investors looking to add [...]

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Best Performing ETFs Of 2009

Michael Johnston — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:00:53 +0000

Following a year that saw some of the worst performances in recent memory, many asset classes have bounced back in 2009. But some have performed better than others, and as the year draws to a close we take a look at some of the best-performing ETFs. The year’s top gainers include a few of the largest and most-heavily traded funds, but the majority of those that made the list are lesser known ETFs likely off the radar of many ETF investors. Each of the 900-plus ETFs currently included in the ETF Screener has been allocated to a single “best fit” ETFdb Category (see a complete list of ETFdb Categories here). While ETFs in the same ETFdb Category generally share similar objectives and risk/return profiles, they aren’t necessarily perfect substitutes for each other. The following list shows the fund from each ETFdb Category with this highest year-to-date return as of December [...]

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Half Year In Review: Six ETF Stories From The First Six Months of ’09

Michael Johnston — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:05:58 +0000

With a roller coaster six months behind us that saw no shortage of interesting twists and turns and unsuspected headlines, we’ve finally reached the midway point of 2009. Ahead of us is the highly anticipated “second half of 2009,” which for months we’ve heard will hold returns to growth, a recovering economy, and enough green shoots feed a revolution (possibly the one taking shape in the streets of Iran?). When looking graphically at the market’s performance over the last two quarters, I felt like I was going through a sloppy to-do list. Everything looks like a squiggly checkmark, with a sharp decline in the beginning of the year followed by a longer upslope, bringing us right about back to where we started. But not all ETFs followed this pattern. Here’s a look at six groups of ETFs that distinguished themselves in the first half of 2009: 1. It’s G-O-O-D to be [...]

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Global Real Estate ETFs Leave U.S. Funds In Their Dust

Michael Johnston — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:28:30 +0000

As the first half of 2009 draws to a close, it seems that we’re finally starting to see things return to some semblance of normality. Equity markets have rallied sharply since bottoming out in March. Volatility is back within its historical range after hitting record highs over the past year. And politicians in Washington have been able to slowly turn their attention from the economy to other important disagreements, such as how to proceed in Iran, how to reform healthcare, and what to do about America’s dependence on foreign oil. But despite all these green shoots in the economy, U.S. real estate ETFs remains stuck in a rut, lagging far behind global rivals who have enjoyed tremendous rallies in recent months. Worst Yet To Come? By most analyst accounts, U.S. REITs have been held in check largely due to fears that the worst of the real estate bear market is yet [...]

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