ETF Insider: More Earnings, More Volatility
With Euro zone debt woes creeping back onto Wall Street last week, investors were reminded of the looming challenges that will continue to pose headwinds for the currency bloc in the foreseeable...
View ArticlePortfolios Building Based On Vanguard Commission Free ETFs Continues To Be Solid
Vanguard started to offer commission free ETFs on its brokerage in 2010. Since then, it has added more ETFs and lowered their fees. Right now, it offers 49 ETFs. These ETFs are solid portfolio...
View ArticleStaples and discretionary stocks, it’s that easy
By John Wasik (Reuters) – To maintain your mettle as an investor in the face of mixed economic signals, you have to be able to be able to do what F. Scott Fitzgerald said was the test of first-rate...
View ArticleSure things in the age of uncertainty
By John Wasik (Reuters) – If there was such a thing as a global financial uncertainty index, it would be soaring to a stratospheric level. The euro zone crisis still festers, 15 major banks were...
View Article4 “Recession Proof” ETFs
The clouds of uncertainty looming over the global economy since the most recent financial meltdown have yet to scatter completely. In fact, growing debt-drama in the eurozone coupled with a painfully...
View ArticleDr. Marc Faber’s Market Outlook For 2013
By Faisal Humayun: Dr. Marc Faber, the author and publisher of the "Gloom Boom And Doom" report is one of the most well-read economists out there. I am of the opinion that his suggestions and...
View ArticleConsider Consumer Staples
During the past few years, markets have suffered losses not seen since the Great Depression, with hardly any sectors left untouched by the tidal wave of economic uncertainty. Some of the only firms to...
View ArticleDividend Growth Investing – The End Game
By Roger F. Goodrich: This is my fifteenth SA article, and I have now come full circle. The articles were written in response to problems I encountered in defining the retirement portfolio I needed,...
View ArticleVanguard ETFs for Portfolio Construction
As many brokerages such as Fidelity and Schwab plans, Vanguard provides a list of commission free ETFs. They are essentially all of Vanguard ETFs. Clients can trade these ETFs in a Vanguard brokerage...
View ArticleAsset Allocation Model Portfolios Using Vanguard ETFs
Vanguard now has one of the largest ETF lineups. Continuing their low cost index fund tradition, Vanguard has made these ETFs have extremely low (if not lowest) cost. If you have a brokerage account at...
View Article2013 Portfolio Review: Alexander Green’s Gone Fishin Portfolio Hurt by...
Alexander Green proposed this The Gone Fishin’ Portfolio which was outlined in his book ‘The Gone Fishin’ Portfolio’. Based on the book, the following is the allocation using Vanguard low cost index...
View ArticleConsumer Staple ETFs Hitting Highs
By Benzinga: By Matthew McCall A number of consumer staple ETFs have been on the move lately as investors shift to a defensive stance and look for lower volatility and higher yields. With the Dow...
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