Doug Fabian
ETF Talk: New State Street Fund Offers Income
This week’s featured exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a new one from the State Street Group that focuses on income allocation. The fund, SPDR SSgA Income Allocation ETF (INKM), invests in a number of other ETFs and seeks to provide investors with stable income. The fund’s prospects are difficult to gauge because it is less than […]
Making Money Alert: The Great European Unknown
[youtube_sc url=”http://youtu.be/h7Qe88vbs9s”] Our old friend Mr. Volatility has returned to the markets. Fear of the great European unknown has conjured him back from hiatus, and hence the big price swings we’ve seen in the major domestic markets on Monday and Tuesday. There also has been some conspicuous volatility in both the European and emerging markets […]
EFT Talk: New Fund Offers Global Investment Opportunity
I was introduced to several appealing exchange-traded funds (ETFs) during a recent conference call that I want to bring to your attention starting this week. Today, I will feature the first of these funds, the SPDR SSgA Global Allocation ETF (GAL), a world allocation fund from the State Street Group. This fund has its holdings […]
Making Money Alert: Serious Selling and the Bailout Bounce
[youtube_sc url=”http://youtu.be/UwPdIQqeUo4″] I’ve said it many times in the past, but one of my favorite market idioms is worth repeating here today, and it goes a little something like this — hope is not an investment strategy. Yet it seems that hope is what’s fueling today’s rally, as stocks got up off of the canvas […]
ETF Talk: Swiss Franc Presents Shiny Opportunity
I seldom feature currency funds but the market’s recent sell-off is presenting a potential investment opportunity through the Swiss franc. Although the U.S. dollar often is a currency that holds up well in times of trouble, the Swiss franc is another fairly stable currency amid uncertainty. The CurrencyShares Swiss Franc Trust (FXF) is a fund […]
Making Money Alert: If Europe’s Fiscal Levee Breaks
When the levee breaks, I’ll have no place to stay… –Led Zeppelin, “When The Levee Breaks” I am beginning to think the markets are watching the European version of the film “Groundhog Day.” That’s because last Wednesday, stocks were down in a big way over how to deal with the massive debt and bailout issues […]