Doug Fabian
Making Money Alert: A Guy Named “Cliff” and a Guy Named Ben
[youtube_sc url=”http://youtu.be/hsin45XRXXs”] There are two guys taking center stage in the market right now. The first guy’s name is “Cliff,” and the second guy’s name is Ben. Well, “Cliff” isn’t really a guy. Rather, “Cliff” is short for the “Fiscal Cliff.” As long as this issue remains unresolved, Wall Street will continue its tentative and […]
ETF Talk: Mortgage Finance Fund Outperforms
The mortgage market and homebuilding industries have been two of the top-performing sectors in 2012 and their recovery from the bottom of the ’08 real estate crisis appears to be gaining momentum. An exchange-traded fund (ETF) that lets you invest in both of these sectors is the SPDR S&P Mortgage Finance ETF (KME). The fund […]
Making Money Alert: A Fiscal Stalemate and a Browning Apple
[youtube_sc url=”http://youtu.be/Fi0IJWqFJbY”] I know you probably are tired of hearing about how the fiscal cliff issue is dominating the equity markets right now, but the fact is that this issue is the proverbial 800-pound gorilla in the room. Until we see a resolution to this issue, traders are going to continue to be very nervous. […]
ETF Talk: European Small-Cap Stocks Shine
Europe clearly is having economic problems but one ray of hope that has emerged there is from European small-capitalization stocks. An exchange-traded fund (ETF) that lets you invest in that narrow sector is WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund (DFE). The fund seeks investment results that closely correspond to the price and yield performance, before fees […]
Making Money Alert: The S&P 500 Hasn’t Reached Escape Velocity Yet
[youtube_sc url=”http://youtu.be/zd8GDbYSU8M”] A week has passed since our last Alert, and there really hasn’t been much of a change in what has been the dominant factor in the markets — and that is the fiscal cliff. By now, you are probably sick of the whole fiscal cliff thing. I know I certainly am. But despite […]
Making Money Alert: Concentrate on the Fiscal Cliff and Miss the Real Danger
The markets have been obsessed with fiscal-cliff worries ever since the election. While I understand why the resolution of this potential $600 billion erasure from 2013 GDP is rightly a giant concern, it’s by no means the only thing markets need to be fearful of right now.