Doug Fabian
Making Money Alert: Europe is Far from Fixed
Last year, the world was worried about Europe and whether the European Union (EU) would come to an agreement to bailout Greece. Once the European Central Bank (ECB) got its act in order and put in place policies that appeared as though they’d dealt with the region’s debt and banking issues, most investors essentially put […]
Making Money Alert: The Fed, Cyprus and China
As was widely expected, the Federal Reserve left interest rates untouched at near zero, and the FOMC announced it would continue its current bond-buying program of $85 billion per month. About the only real question on Wall Street was what the Fed would say about the economy in its statement aside from holding interest rates […]
ETF Talk: The Answer is Blowin’ in the Wind
You likely have heard about the potential of wind power but you may not know about its potential as an investment. Wind power is becoming a favorite among those who favor “going green,” so I think this alternative energy sector is worth addressing. Just as last week’s ETF Talk featured solar energy as an area […]
Making Money Alert: New Highs and the Absence of Fear
The party on Wall Street keeps going, and going and going, kind of like that cute little pink bunny from the Energizer battery commercials. As of midday Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was on pace to close at its ninth-consecutive all-time high. That’s quite impressive, and it shows that the bulls still are drinking […]
ETF Talk: Are Solar Stocks Heating up?
Today’s ETF Talk is aimed at educating you about investing in solar energy. I am not recommending today’s featured fund, Guggenheim Solar (TAN), but I want you to be aware of it for the future. My intent is to build upon our series of energy sector ETF Talks by taking a look at the solar […]
ETF Talk: Natural Gas Offers Potential Fuel for Profits
Today, we continue our series of energy-sector ETF Talks with a natural gas-focused fund. Used for power generation, heating homes and other domestic applications, as well as fuel for vehicles engineered to run on it, natural gas is generally regarded as a cleaner alternative to gasoline and other oil-based energy sources. As energy demand continues […]