Bobciura

Robert Ciura is an independent equity analyst. His articles focus on dividend stocks, mutual funds, and exchange-traded funds across a wide range of sectors, including technology, energy, and consumer goods. Robert holds a Bachelor’s degree in Finance from DePaul University, as well as an MBA in Finance from the University of Notre Dame.

Recent Content By Bob Ciura
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Yuan Devaluation

Reasons for Yuan Devaluation

The devaluation of the Chinese currency has been one of the most talked about issues among...

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ETF Investing

How Market Catalysts Affect ETFs

Market catalysts are events that move the market in a significant way. When the Dow Jones...

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The Turkey Coup: What ETFs to Play

On the evening of Friday, July 15, Turkey experienced a coup attempt by some members of the...

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News

4 ETFs to Play the Leave Vote

On Friday, June 24, Britain voted to leave the European Union (EU). This was huge news for a...

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ETF Investing

10 ETFs for Risk Reduction in Your Portfolio

Investors who suspect that the stock market may be about to decline can take action to reduce the...

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Are Defensive ETF Plays Overbought?

The past year has been a rocky one for the markets. In an environment of collapsing commodity...

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Where Are Crude Oil ETFs Headed?

With a renewed sense of optimism over resilient demand and the possibility of global supply cuts,...

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Portfolio Management

What’s the Difference Between Sampling Strategy and Full Replication ETFs?

Many investors prefer their exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to try to match the performance of an...

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Portfolio Management

What Is Beta and What Does It Mean for Your ETF Portfolio?

Investors utilize a wide range of financial metrics when performing investment analyses. It is...

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Shift in Sectors in 2016

In 2015, technology and financial sector stocks outperformed the broader market. One major reason...

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Is it Time to Buy Financials?

Even though the financial sector has come a long way since the last recession, investors...

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ETF Scorecard: January 22 Edition

To help investors keep up with the markets, we present our ETF Scorecard. The Scorecard takes a...

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ETF Scorecard - January 15 Edition

To help investors keep up with the markets, we present our ETF Scorecard. The Scorecard takes a...

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Bullish Long ETFs That Weathered the Downturn

Last week was a brutal one for the stock market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500...

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Portfolio Management

What Should Your Expected Return Be?

One of the most important topics in finance is the concept of expected return. This is the total...

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Portfolio Management

When to Rebalance Your Portfolio

When constructing a portfolio, an investor should not just “set it and forget it.” The task of...

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Chinese Yuan Recognized as Reserve Currency by IMF: What Next?

On Monday, November 30, the International Monetary Fund, or IMF, announced that the Chinese yuan...

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Currency Hedged ETFs

ECB Quantitative Easing and Currency-Hedged ETFs

Central banks around the globe are embarking on yet another round of monetary and quantitative...

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Energy Companies Are Headed for Disaster

By now, investors are well-aware of the carnage sweeping through the energy sector. In the United...

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Rising Interest Rates

6 ETFs for Rising Interest Rates

We all want to know when interest rates are expected to rise and how to benefit from them. Read...

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The Impact of the Strong U.S. Dollar

In 2015 so far, corporate profits largely have not met analyst expectations.

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Currency Hedged ETFs

Currency-Hedged ETFs and Why They Matter

Hedging is one of the best ways for an investor to protect their portfolio from currency risk,...

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Earnings Outshine in the Healthcare Industry

Once again, it’s earnings season for corporate America. The healthcare sector takes its turn this...

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Potential New Twitter ETF: What Investors Need to Know

Thanks to the boom in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the past several years, there are more...

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Are There Opportunities In The Defense & Aerospace Industry?

Over the past few years, the bearish argument against investing in defense and aerospace has been...

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Earnings in Technology and Consumer Discretionary: What Investors Need to Know

Earnings season has once again kicked off, and two of the major sectors in the stock market,...

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Currency Hedged ETFs

Currency Hedging When Investing in Developing & Emerging Markets

Many exchange-traded funds (ETFs) focusing on developing and emerging markets have lost value...

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Leveraged ETFs

What Is a Leveraged ETF?

In the past few years, exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, have become increasingly popular...