ETFs
3 Hot Coffee ETFs- JO, CAFE, PBJ
Freezing cold winter storms are raging through large parts of the country. It’s not surprising to see coffee sales up due to increased demand. It’s simple, the colder it is outside… the more coffee people drink. The increase in sales is helping coffee based ETFs outperform other areas of the market. Let’s take a look […]
Market Volatility Update
Over the past few months, we’ve seen volatility return to the markets. At the beginning of February, stocks were in the midst of a dramatic correction. Investor sentiment had swung to extreme levels of fear and a bearish outlook for stocks was the prevailing attitude. Then with little or no warning, the stock market selloff […]
ETF Assets Reach New Record – Monthly ETF Fund Flows
February was an interesting month for ETF asset flows. The month began with the S&P 500 down more than 6% from the highs. And fear was dominating investor emotions. By the middle of the month, the tide had turned. Stocks were on the rebound and fear began to wane. And by the time February came […]
Hot Sectors In The Raging Bull Market
I took the kids to see The LEGO Movie not too long ago. It has a catchy (even if it is a bit socialist) song in it called – Everything Is Awesome. This song seems to capture the prevailing mood on Wall Street these days. As I’m sure you’ve noticed, the S&P 500 is at […]
A Better 401(k)
For the majority of people, a 401(k) is the main vehicle used to save for retirement. The popular employer established retirement savings plan is funded by salary deferrals. The money contributed is often matched by the employer up to a certain percentage of your salary. But employers don’t have to match the employee’s contributions. 401(k)s […]
Stock ETFs Picking Up Steam – Weekly ETF Fund Flows
Over the last week, investors have jumped back on the US stock bandwagon. More than $5 billion flooded back into stock ETFs, while bond ETFs saw money flow out. ETF fund flows are a valuable indicator of what traders are thinking. It takes a lot of buying or selling to drive millions or even billions […]
Investors Back In ‘Risk On’ Mode – Weekly ETF Fund Flows
Just a few weeks ago, investors were pulling massive amounts of money out of stock ETFs. Just about the only ETFs seeing money flow into them were bond ETFs. But as the S&P 500 found bottom and staged a reversal day on February 5th, the outflows slowed. And by February 11th after the S&P had […]
What Sectors Will Lead Stocks Higher?
The S&P 500 has staged an impressive rally over the last week after a 6% drop to start the year. The large cap index has shot up 5.5% in a little over a week. Amazingly, the S&P is back within striking distance of the previous high. Needless to say, it’s quite a turnaround. A closer […]
Market Shares New Taper Proof ETF Bond Fund – SHYD
Janet Yellen made her first appearance on Capitol Hill since being sworn in as the new Chairman of the Federal Reserve. She stuck with the strategy former chairman Ben Bernanke set forth. In short, they will continue to wind down their massive bond buying program known as ‘the taper’. Not surprisingly, ETF providers are moving […]
Investors In Risk Off Mode – Weekly ETF Fund Flows
Last week, investors pulled money out of stock ETFs and flooded into ETFs backed by US Treasuries. A clear indication ETF investors are in risk off mode. ETF fund flows are a valuable indicator of what traders are thinking. It takes a lot of buying or selling to drive millions or even billions of dollars […]
