When one thinks of “value” stocks, the immediate impression is that of a more conservative, undervalued stock that typically offers a higher yield. The SPDR S&P 500 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:SPYV), for example, has a P/E […]
I often like to take a fund or ETF and set it next to a counterpart to see which one wins when examining their risk/reward profiles. Sometimes, two funds deliver similar returns or offer similar […]
Monthly retirement income generated from the portfolios of retirees should come primarily from fixed income securities – corporate bonds, CDs, Treasuries and the like. Retirees should also be kicking off income from the equity portion […]
Smart companies are increasingly embracing the crowdsourcing trend. Businesses are using crowdsourcing to help with just about everything including assessing consumer preferences, determining which new products to launch and assisting with broad marketing efforts. So […]
Since they peaked in February of this year, high yield bond spreads have come back down to earth returning some normalcy to the junk bond market. But significant risks in the high yield space still […]
Socially responsible investing is nothing new on Wall Street. Funds that avoid anything related to alcohol, tobacco, weapons and other such unappetizing investments have been around for years although very few have really gained any […]
Recently, I had the opportunity to speak with Michael Willis. He is the President of The Index Group and portfolio manager for the S&P 500 Equal Weight Fund (MUTF:INDEX). The no-load mutual fund is approaching […]
During the past month, I had the opportunity to speak with Jay Jacobs. He’s the Director of Research at Global X, the New York-based ETF sponsor that oversees nearly 50 different ETFs and manages over […]
After dropping as much as 9% to kick off 2016, the S&P 500 staged one of the more remarkable comebacks in recent memory to end up posting a gain of 2.4% for the quarter (2.8% […]
ETF fund flows are usually a lagging indicator of market performance. It’s only after a particular segment of the market rises does investment in that segment typically follow. That’s why the news coming out of […]
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