Doug Fabian
Making Money Alert: The Oil Threat
[youtube_sc url=”http://youtu.be/VxoS2LRVOx0″] If you’ve paid a visit to the pump recently, I don’t have to tell you about the cash you’ve had to hand over to fill your tank. Gasoline prices, of course, are directly connected to the price of oil, and the cost of a barrel of crude also has surged this year. After […]
ETF Talk: Residential Real Estate Fund is on the Rise
With residential real estate showing signs of a budding recovery in certain markets, let’s look at one of my favorite funds in the sector, iShares FTSE NAREIT Residential Plus Capped Index ETF (REZ). REZ offers a way to invest in the recovery of the real estate market. One distinctive characteristic of REZ, compared with many […]
Money Making Alert: The Bull Has Finally Convinced Me
[youtube_sc url=”http://youtu.be/Gn60xkmZLgo”] As you likely know, over the past several months I’ve been saying that the latest rally in the equity markets is unsustainable. Well, Tuesday’s bullish move in equities now has me convinced that my stance has been a bit too cautious. Until now, I’ve been of the opinion that the weak fundamentals of […]
Making Money Alert: The March Madness Market Wane
[youtube_sc url=”http://youtu.be/IPS5WENxOOI”] The bull ran in January, the bull ran in February, but the bull hasn’t run in March. In fact, the bull appears to have run out of air this month, and Tuesday’s 203-point Dow drop has left the 2012 bovine gasping for breath. Tuesday’s drop was the biggest one-day decline in months, and […]
ETF Talk: Let Uranium Fuel Your Portfolio
The Global X Uranium ETF (URA) is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that is capable of energizing of your investment portfolio. The fund jumped 22% in the first three weeks of January, but it has been on a roller-coaster ride since then, with stomach-churning ups and downs. Despite the recent price gyrations, here are a few […]
ETF Talk: Vietnam Grows Like a Reed
With all of the recent talk about the economic turmoil in Europe, the growth in emerging market economies like Vietnam could be a bit overlooked. But let’s not overlook this potential opportunity for investors. A quick review of the 2011 performance of country-specific exchange-traded funds (ETFs) reveals one that is doing well but not gaining much attention. […]