ETF Watchlist
ETF Watchlist: Week of July 10, 2017
Friday’s market rally following a strong jobs report pushed the major indices back into the green for week and kicked off a solid start to Q3. The Dow, Nasdaq and the S&P 500 were all […]
Year: 2017
Niche ETFs
Don’t Expect Immediate Dividends From The Buyback ETF
When the Fed announced that it had approved the CCAR submissions of all 34 banks it had reviewed, it was followed by a flurry of dividend raise and share buyback announcements. Citigroup (C), Bank of […]
Reader Q&A
Reader Q&A: How Do ITOT And SCHB Compare?
Quite often, I get questions from readers asking about funds and ETFs whether it’s in the comment thread of an article or as a direct message. So I thought it might be useful to take […]
Dividend ETFs
SDOG vs. SPHD: Which High Yield Strategy Comes Out Ahead?
Like a lot of dividend ETF investors, I’m a big fan of the PowerShares S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF (NYSEARCA:SPHD). Its strategy of targeting companies paying the highest yields but also exhibiting the lowest […]
ETF Watchlist
ETF Watchlist: Week of July 3, 2017
The stock market wrapped up the first half of 2017 with one of its strongest performances in several years. The S&P 500 had its best start since 2013 with the Nasdaq delivering its strongest first […]
Tech
Should Investors Start Considering Robotics As A Core Position?
There’s little doubt that robotics and artificial intelligence technology is becoming more and more mainstream by the day. It’s disrupting the manufacturing sector as companies continue replacing human workers with robots that can automate the […]
ETF Watchlist
ETF Watchlist: Week of June 19, 2017
The broader S&P 500 (SPY) was largely unchanged for the week but there were winners and losers if you dug down to the sector level. For the second straight week, tech was a drag on […]
Retail
Is Amazon-Whole-Foods Merger The Knockout Blow To Retail?
Amazon (AMZN) has been just about the worst thing to happen to the traditional retail sector in decades, if not longer. Stalwarts such as Sears (SHLD) and JCPenney (JCP) sit on the brink of extinction. […]
Reader Q&A
Reader Q&A: How Do QQQ And SPHD Fit Together?
Quite often, I get questions from readers asking about funds and ETFs whether it’s in the comment thread of an article or as a direct message. So I thought it might be useful to take […]
ETF Watchlist
ETF Watchlist: Week of June 12, 2017
Well, that was quite a week! And I’m not even talking about the financial markets, although Friday’s whipsaw action in big tech names was a notable exception. The Dow was up about 0.3% on the […]