Doug Fabian
ETF Talk: Consumer Staples Offer Resilience
In the face of economic uncertainty, cautious investors can find a place of refuge in the consumer staples sector, which features companies involved in businesses such as food, beverages, tobacco, and other household items. In particular, I have my eye on the Vanguard Consumer Staples Fund (VDC). This exchange-traded fund (ETF) lets you invest in […]
Making Money Alert: I’m Watching the Three “E”s
[youtube_sc url=”http://youtu.be/oQNFFO7N2zU”] Now that we’ve put what has been a very eventful first half of the year behind us, it’s time to turn our attention to what I call the three “E”s — Earnings, Europe and Emerging markets. On the earnings front, we saw Alcoa (AA) kickoff earnings season with a solid revenue and earnings […]
ETF Talk: Real Estate Fund Offers Unexpected Investment Opportunity
After the housing bubble popped, most people have been wary of the real estate market. Despite this trepidation, foreclosure rates have been falling and property values have started to recover. As such, now might be a good time to revisit the real estate market, not just in the United States, but around the world. In […]
Making Money Alert: State of the Equity New World Order
[youtube_sc url=”http://youtu.be/avW5C5Q1Ilw”] The news stories of late all sound like a rerun. They either read, “Stocks are down on worries over Europe,” or “Stocks are higher leading up to European summit.” I’ve been seeing those same stories since last year, but without any resolution to the region’s debt woes. From my vantage point, no resolution […]
Making Money Alert: The Fed’s Still ‘Twist’-ing in the Wind
[youtube_sc url=”http://youtu.be/ka_GNghhWrI”] It can be argued that the rally in the equity markets during the past couple of weeks was the direct result of traders anticipating the issuance of more monetary stimulus from the Federal Reserve. Today, traders basically got what they paid for, as the Fed chose to extend the so-called “Operation Twist” program […]
ETF Talk: Emerging Markets Showing Signs of Recovery
Amid the financial crisis in Europe and ongoing global uncertainty, an emerging market exchange-traded fund (ETF) may be a contrarian investment worth considering. The Vanguard MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) provides an opportunity to invest in non-European emerging markets, which could prove enticing in the face of the current European crisis. After beginning the year […]