I’m actually welcoming the recent calm in stocks, as I think the pendulum swung a bit too much in both directions so far this year.
ETFs offer the chance to invest in a range of alternative investments other than traditional stocks and bonds, yet with the simplicity of buying and the transparency of pricing that is available in the stock market.
It’s not just the precious metals’ market segment that has been enjoying a bounce of late. The entire commodities sector has been on a tear.
Vanguard generally claims lower ETF expense ratios than its peers, aided by tapping tax-management strategies that normally are only used by conventional index funds.
Comments by Yellen indicating she was “surprised” by the weakness in the December employment report, and that despite seeing some improvement in the labor market, things weren’t yet back to “normal,” were widely read as “dovish.”
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