Doug Fabian
Making Money Alert: It’s Still All about the Central Banks
In case you were under the illusion that the rally in stocks and bonds was anything but a central bank-created construct, then the action in the markets over the past week should disabuse you of that naïve notion. As I’ve been saying for some time now, the easy-money policies of the Federal Reserve, the European […]
ETF Talk: CROP Offers Agribusiness Exposure
Agribusiness stocks have showed gains in the past year, despite 2012’s damaging U.S. drought. Increasing world population and emerging economies have contributed to agriculture’s growth. An ETF that tracks the global performance of the agribusiness sector is IQ Global Agribusiness Small Cap ETF (CROP). This non-diversified fund seeks investment results that correspond to the price […]
Making Money Alert: The Fed Keeps Feeding the Bull
It’s often said that the key to a successful business is to provide customers what they want. Well, perhaps that’s the mindset of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, as he keeps giving the bulls what they want. Today, the Fed chief told Wall Street what most everyone had expected, namely that the central bank will […]
ETF Talk: Should Your Summer Plans Include Shorting Tech?
I have made a case during past ETF Talk articles that technology stocks tend to decline heading into the summer months, but I also want to educate you about a way to profit from any plunge. One answer is to “short” technology, and an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that lets you do so is the ProShares […]
Making Money Alert: A Bull in Sin City
This week’s Making Money Alert comes to you directly from Sin City, a.k.a. Las Vegas, Nev. I’m here for the next couple of days at the annual Money Show, an event that I’ve been attending and speaking at every year for as long as I can remember. I must say that this year, attendance is […]
ETF Talk: Nanotech Offers a Fertile Future
In this week’s ETF talk, we take a look at an emerging segment of the technology sector called nanotechnology. This niche focuses on very small, even microscopic, technology. Nanotechnology has produced technological developments in medicine (lasers), in electronics (ink jet systems) and in biomaterials (chemical and bio-detectors). An exchange-traded fund (ETF) that tracks the performance […]