Doug Fabian
Making Money Alert: They Made $944 Million While You Slept
I rarely get eight hours of sleep these days, but that’s the recommended daily dosage according to the experts. If I had managed to get eight hours, I would have slept through the creation of $944 million. You see, that’s how much money the Federal Reserve prints during an eight-hour stint. This money supply growth […]
Making Money Alert: A Correction in the Works
Last Wednesday, the market suffered a big sell-off, thanks in large part to rumblings from the Federal Reserve that the punch bowl of easy money will, at some point, be taken away from Wall Street. Then on Monday, word of what’s being called a “hung parliament” after the tumultuous Italian election rocked equities here at […]
ETF Talk: This Fund Could be a Gas
High and rising gas prices, causing pain at the pump, are sweeping across the nation like an epidemic right now. And while the contagion surely has spread to you and me, the best revenge could be to capitalize on this trend by investing in oil and gas companies. For the next few weeks, we will […]
Making Money Alert: The Great Wall Street Fear Kill
Apparently, there is nothing to worry about on Wall Street; stocks will no longer go down, and the lion will now sleep with the lamb. I jest, of course, but if you read the financial press these days, or listen to pumped-up pundits extolling the virtue of equities, you might come away with the idea that all is bliss in stock land.
ETF Talk: Homebuilder Fund Offers Growth Opportunity
Recent ETF Talks have focused on different segments of the housing market during what is expected to be a very good year for the sector. We round out our coverage of ETFs which capitalize on the rebound by offering a pick, PowerShares Dynamic Building & Construction (PKB), which combines multiple sectors in housing.
ETF Talk: Ride Resurgent Real Estate
This week, we unveil an easy way to invest in real estate to ride the recovery in the housing market. After all, to build a house, you need to put it on land. This ETF Talk dovetails nicely with the ones from the previous two weeks that focused on industrials and housing, two industries set […]