Doug Fabian
Making Money Alert: Where to Next for Stocks?
The markets continue to trade painfully higher. I say painfully, because I can’t remember a time when so many traders have been so unhappy with the fact that stocks are trading at 52-week highs. I think everyone, including me, is expecting the market to make a substantive correction of at least 5%, and possibly even […]
ETF Talk: Is Housing a Sturdy Investment?
While last week’s ETF Talk explained how to capitalize on the housing rebound by investing in industrials, today’s article focuses more directly on how to profit from the recovery in housing. One exchange-traded fund (ETF) that is designed to take advantage of the recovery in housing is SPDR S&P Homebuilders (XHB). That fund is worth […]
Making Money Alert: The New Currency War
Unless you’ve traveled to Tokyo recently, you may not have noticed that over the past several months, the value of the Japanese yen has plummeted vs. rival foreign currencies. The yen’s decline is no accident, as the Japanese currency began heading lower right around the time it became apparent that the Japanese people were going […]
ETF Talk: Putting Industrials to Work for You
The housing rebound began last year, about five years after the bubble burst. Key reasons for the resurgence are an improving labor market and low mortgage rates, which have caused a jump in home buying.
Making Money Alert: The Fed-Fueled Market Rolls on
The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) acted as just about everyone expected, serving up a dovish dose of more of the same when it comes to monetary policy.
ETF Talk: Here’s to Your Healthcare
In keeping with our sector theme for the previous two ETF Talks, the exchange-traded fund (ETF) that we are featuring today focuses on a sector that typically offers slow and steady growth. Today’s featured sector is healthcare. As long as there are people, healthcare will be needed to treat their illnesses, diseases and discomforts. As […]