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7 Reasons Why Thursday’s Rally Was Not A Surprise
By Chris Ciovacco: Hard Evidence Says Be Open To Bottoming Process If you were willing to examine the investment landscape without bias, there were seven reasons to remain very open to a big rally in...
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Fidelity Rolls Out 10 Sector ETFs (FDIS, FSTA, FENY)
Wall Street was in for a mixed bag of earnings this week, with several bellwethers reporting third quarter results. 3M (MMM) and Ford Motor Company (F) topped analyst earnings and revenue expectations,...
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Sector Investments: Cyclical Sectors On Top
The usual suspects in a bubbly stock market are those cyclical sectors. The following table shows some of these sectors including Industries, Consumer Discretionary, Financial are all in much favor,...
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14 Rapid Fire ETF Ideas for 2014
Major equity indexes kicked off 2013 with a bang as politicians on Capitol Hill steered the nation away from the fiscal cliff in the nick of time. The bull train chugged along full steam ahead with...
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Equal Weight S&P 500 Is Bettering S&P 500 Again!
We have pointed out many times that an equal weight allocation is as effective as many well crafted allocation. See, for example, July 18th 2011: Equal Weight or Not Equal Weight in Strategic Asset...
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Sector ETF Highlights and Lowlights from Market Bottom
Since the depths of the financial crisis over five years ago, one of the most debated topics remains the efficacy of the Federal Reserve’s unprecedented stimulus program. Only hindsight will reveal...
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Are Investors Starting To Shift To A Defensive Posture?
By Chris Ciovacco: If there is one economic report that captures the interest of Wall Street, it is the monthly employment situation report released on the first Friday of every month at 8:30 a.m. EST....
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Is It Time To Short Stocks?
By Cam Hui: Wow, what a show of strength by the bears! By the end of last week, the blogosphere came alive with buzz about the technical damage done to the major U.S. equity averages. My inner investor...
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Fidelity Select Fund Rotation: The Danger of Chasing Hot Industries
We have categorized momentum based investing into several levels: m1: A group of individual stocks such as Dow Jones 30 or Nasdaq 100 etc. m2: A group of industrial stock funds such as Fidelity’s...
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How to Spot a Sector Rotation with ETFs
Making the right call on whether we’re headed for a bull or bear market is only half the battle; knowing which sectors are poised to outperform given the prevailing economic conditions is how many...
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Sector SPDRs: How These ETFs Have Performed Since Inception
The democratization of asset classes has been one of the main driving forces behind the ever-expanding ETF universe. In fact, with the U.S. bull market recently turning five years old there has been a...
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The Good News From A Bad Friday
By Eric Parnell: Friday was another down day for stocks following the notable -2% decline on Thursday. After a few feeble pushes to the upside in the early morning trade, stocks rolled over and were...
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Include The Energy Sector In Your Long-Term Passive Investment Portfolio
By Brian Ditchek: Introduction When selecting equity-type investments, investors can choose between owning individual stocks, ETFs or Mutual Funds. Individual stocks are often the favorite of active...
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Consumer 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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Risk Adjusted Sector ETF Performance: An Update
By Gary Jakacky: One favorite topic among analysts is the "overperformance" or "underperformance" of certain sectors, and what this might mean for investors. You might hear analysts say, "the economy...
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Health Care ETF: No. 1 Select Sector SPDR Over 2014′s First 9 Months
By J.J. McGrath: The Health Care ETF (XLV) in the first three quarters of this year ranked No. 1 by returns among the Select Sector SPDRs breaking the S&P 500 into nine...
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Utilities ETF: No. 2 Select Sector SPDR Over 2014′s First 9 Months
By J.J. McGrath: The Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSEARCA:XLU), in the first three quarters of this year, ranked No. 2 by returns among the Select Sector SPDRs carvin...
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Stocks: The Most Important Week In 6 Years
By Eric Parnell, CFA: The time for the stock market to bounce is now. At last, after two long years the S&P 500 Index and its 200-day moving average have finally met once again. And this time, the...
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Stock Picking Grades For ETFs And Mutual Funds: Consumer Staples Sector
By David Trainer: This report shows how well Consumer Staples ETFs and mutual fund managers pick stocks. We juxtapose our
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Materials ETF: No. 4 Select Sector SPDR Over 2014′s First 9 Months
By J.J. McGrath: The Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:XLB) in the first three quarters of this year ranked No. 4 by returns among the Select Sector SPDRs cleaving the S&P 500 in...
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