Doug Fabian
Making Money Alert: The Final Days Before the Real Action Begins
[youtube_sc url=”http://youtu.be/2p_RL1SSFoo”] It’s the tail end of what has been a hot and dry summer throughout most of the country. In the equity markets, we’ve seen the dog days play out in a lazy nap on the front porch, with stocks basically stuck in a holding pattern until events take off again after the Labor […]
ETF Talk: Rising High-Yield Dividend Fund Offers Income
[youtube_sc url=”http://youtu.be/FqNF_q1MoKE”] If you are like me, the low interest rates that banks are paying on federally insured deposits are causing you to look elsewhere to put your money. In fact, German government bonds have begun to pay negative interest rates. One alternative that I see on the immediate horizon is the high-yield SPDR S&P500 […]
Making Money Alert: Is the Stealth Rally Out of Steam?
For the past six weeks, stocks have managed to mount what I call a “stealth rally,” meaning that there hasn’t been widespread participation from either individual investors or professional money. True, there is a bid on stocks here due to optimism over the possibility of more QE from the Fed, as well as a resolution […]
ETF Talk: Global Fund Offers Broad Exposure
Investing has been challenging for just about everyone so far this year. Sudden stock market pullbacks, economic setbacks, banking system problems and political change all have contributed to the tough market milieu. Since such risks likely will continue throughout the rest of the year, a diversified international fund is one way to hedge your investment […]
Making Money Alert: Summer Sizzle, Market Fizzle
[youtube_sc url=”http://youtu.be/R4JUSCF6Tx4″] Living in beautiful Southern California, I should be the last one to complain when it comes to the weather. But even here in Huntington Beach, we’re experiencing what most of the country has endured this summer, and that is sizzling heat. The only saving grace for me is that the water temperature in […]
ETF Talk: Catch a Lift with an Auto Manufacturing Fund
The continued worldwide unemployment burden has reduced consumer spending and left investors seeking undervalued bargains in the stock market. One intriguing contrarian trend that I have noticed is increased global demand for newer, more fuel-efficient automobiles. As a result, many automobile manufacturers, automobile parts, tires, and other related auto components companies are boosting production and […]