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A Revolutionary Way To Cash In On The Soaring Greenback

| May 23, 2018 | 0 Comments
A Revolutionary Way To Cash In On The Soaring Greenback

The US dollar has been heading skyward lately, and the market has been slow to catch on. That’s handing you a nice opportunity for gains if you buy the 3 funds I’ll show you today. Before we get into these 3 stealth funds, though, let’s step back and look at what’s going on. First, as […]

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3 Ways To Survive The Next Crash

3 Ways To Survive The Next Crash

There are plenty of misconceptions about investment systems. It’s an esoteric field, so I’m not surprised. Most on the outside tend to think of systems as mysterious, robot-driven, “black box” investment things. But the reality isn’t that mysterious or complicated. A systematic investment strategy starts with an idea… which turns into a hypothesis… which is then […]

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Are Currency Hedged ETFs Safe?

| July 29, 2015 | 0 Comments
Are Currency Hedged ETFs Safe?

Currency hedged ETFs are all the rage with investors.  In fact, the two ETFs with the largest net inflows of money are both currency hedged ETFs. Investors have pumped a whopping $15.4 billion into WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity $HEDJ this year and another $11.1 billion into Deutsche x-trackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF $DBEF.  You’ll […]

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Here Come Leveraged Currency Hedged ETFs

| June 15, 2015 | 0 Comments
Here Come Leveraged Currency Hedged ETFs

More and more ETF providers are jumping on the currency hedged ETF bandwagon.  Link currency hedged ETF to And for good reason… investors can’t get enough of them. One of the latest ETF providers to throw their hat into the ring of currency hedged ETFs is Direxion.  In fact, they’re the first to offer a […]

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US Dollar ETF Is Surging Higher

| March 11, 2015 | 0 Comments
US Dollar ETF Is Surging Higher

Back in October, I pointed out that the US Dollar was going through its fourth long-term trend change in the last 20 years.   At the time I said, “The most popular US ETF to play a bullish uptrend in the US Dollar is the PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund $UUP. This ETF has about $713 […]

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How Far Will The US Dollar Rally Run?

| October 3, 2014 | 0 Comments
How Far Will The US Dollar Rally Run?

Over the last month, the US Dollar has taken center stage in the global financial markets. And for good reason… As you can see, the greenback has gone parabolic… This is a major change for the US Dollar. It had been a relatively stable pattern over the last two years. The US Dollar hugged or […]

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3 Best Actively Managed ETFs – FTGC, PSR, BZF

| April 16, 2014 | 0 Comments
3 Best Actively Managed ETFs – FTGC, PSR, BZF

Today I’m taking a look at three of the top performing actively managed ETFs. As you know, most ETFs track an index like the S&P 500.  They don’t have portfolio managers selecting the investments to be included in the ETF.  In other words, they’re passively managed.  Actively managed ETFs are different.  They have a portfolio […]

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3 ETFs To Watch This Week

| October 7, 2013 | 0 Comments
3 ETFs To Watch This Week

The deadlock in Washington is starting to impact financial markets. The one-two punch of the government shutdown and the upcoming debt ceiling has investors wondering what the market will do next. Here are three ETFs to keep an eye on this week… PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish (UUP) UUP is composed solely of long […]

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3 ETFs To Play A Market Correction

| March 4, 2013 | 0 Comments
3 ETFs To Play A Market Correction

Are you concerned the market may be primed for a fall?  If so, you’re not alone.  Take a look at a few recent headlines. “2 Scenarios for Market’s Correction” –Forbes “A Stock Market Correction May Have Begun” –US News & World Report “Be On Guard For A Market Correction” –Financial Times These are just a […]

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