Robert Morris
Wall Street veteran and ETF specialist Robert Morris helped created ETF Trading Research in order to help investors get the most out of their ETF investments. Before creating ETR, Robert worked for a number of prestigious Wall Street firms such as Salomon Smith Barney, UBS, Hyperion Financial and Charles Schwab.
Robert Morris's Latest Posts
Are Emerging Market ETFs A Buy?
The mainstream media have been fixated on the US stock market this year. And it’s not hard to understand why. The S&P 500 is closing in on its all time record high. And the Dow Jones Industrials Average is setting a new record high almost daily. It’s exciting stuff for investors! However, what’s getting lost […]
ETF Investors Plowed Into TIPS Last Week
US stocks have been red hot since the beginning of 2013. But they took a bit of a breather last week. The Dow Jones Industrials declined 0.01% for the week, closing at 14,512. That ended a string of four consecutive weekly higher closes for the popular stock index. Investors took a break from buying stocks […]
This Week’s Hot Stock ETF Will Surprise You!
One of this week’s top performing non-leveraged exchange traded funds is the Market Vectors Indonesia Small-Cap ETF (IDXJ). It has gained 4.8% for the week based on Thursday’s closing price. But that’s not all… IDXJ is also one of the best performing ETFs in 2013. With a year-to-date return of 28.9%, this ETF has tripled […]
Significant Weekly ETF Inflows And Outflows
US stocks continued marching higher last week. The Dow Jones Industrials set a new record high of 14,539. And the S&P 500 came within two points of its October 2007 record high of 1,565. Year-to-date, the Dow is up nearly 11% while the S&P 500 has gained more than 9%. It should come as no […]
Time To Buy Japanese Stocks?
“Learn Japanese… you’ll be working for them someday.” This suggestion was given to me back in the late 1980s by my high school Economics teacher. And at the time, it seemed like sage advice. Japan had the strongest economy on the planet. They had the largest currency reserves of any country. Their stock market was […]
This Week’s ETF Winners
What a week for the Dow Jones Industrial Average! As the opening bell sounded on Tuesday, the popular stock market index surged past the highest closing price ever recorded in its 117 year history. And after it made this historic move, it never looked back. The Dow finished the day with a new all time […]
Generate Income Like The Pros
The Fed’s ultra low interest rate policy is making it tough for investors to generate income. With short-term rates at close to zero, Treasury bonds, savings accounts, money markets, and certificates of deposit just aren’t cutting it. For example… 5-year CDs are paying a ridiculous 0.84% on average right now. That’s right, banks are asking […]
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 […]
3 ETFs That Tanked In February
The Dow gave investors quite a thrill on the final day of trading for February. The storied index came within 50 points of its all-time high of 14,198 set in October 2007. And while it failed to eclipse that peak, the Dow did set a new 52-week and five-year high in the process. However, […]
ETF Inner Circle – February 2013 Issue
3 ETFS TO GET YOUR PORTFOLIO OFF TO A GREAT START Welcome to the ETF Inner Circle! We’re delighted to have you as a member of what we believe is the world’s premier investment newsletter focused exclusively on exchange traded funds. But we’re even more excited to begin helping you build a fortune through strategic […]
