Vanguard VOO’s Low Cost Makes It The Clear Leader In S&P 500 Index ETFs
U.S. Large Cap Blend 09/28/2012 Description Symbol 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr Rydex S&P Equal Weight RSP 25.45% 13.17% 2.26% iShares Russell 1000 IWB 27.56% 12.93% 0.85% Schwab U.S. Large Cap SCHX 27.58%...
View Article5 ETF Strategies To Reign In Risk
As we barrel towards the Niagara Falls of all fiscal cliffs, investors seem fairly certain that additional volatility is in store for the next few months. What is less clear, however, are the...
View ArticlePutting Cash to Work: 3 Ways to Enter the Market Today
By Russ Koesterich, CFA , iShares Global Chief Investment Strategist With global equities up more than 25% since their bottom last June, many investors are wondering: “Is it too late to move cash from...
View ArticleFidelity Commission Free ETFs
Fidelity has a suite of commission free ETFs. We use these ETFs to construct an investment plan Fidelity Commission Free ETFs. The plan consists of 65 funds. These funds enable participants to gain...
View ArticleOwning the Market Isn’t As Easy as it Sounds
When most investors think of the U.S. equity market, the S&P 500 is likely what first comes to mind. The legendary benchmark has long been used as a barometer of the broad market, as it represents...
View ArticleWhat The Federal Reserve’s Policy Guidance Means For ETF Investors
By Gary Gordon: The market supposedly climbs a "Wall of Worry," at least until those concerns overwhelm participants. Yet the only apprehension that might send stock investors for the exit doors today...
View ArticlePreparing Your ETF Portfolio For Increased Volatility
By Gary Gordon: HSBC's most recent Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for the Chinese economy rose to 50.5 from a final reading of 50.2 in August. The manufacturing sector may be expanding, but the...
View ArticleWhat The Daily 1% Price Swings Mean For ETF Investors
By Gary Gordon: In the first half of the U.S. stock market bull (i.e., 2009-2011), 10%-19% corrections occurred annually. That has not been the case in the second half of the bull market. Instead, the...
View ArticleThe Barbell Approach To ETF Portfolio Allocation Continues To Shine
By Gary Gordon: I did not invent the barbell strategy. At the start of the year, I simply offered readers a glimpse into the way that I would be managing ETF assets in the late-stage bull market....
View ArticleBuy On The Dip Prospects: October 13th Edition
Here is a look at ETFs that currently offer attractive buying opportunities. The ETFs included in this list are rated as buy candidates for two reasons. First, each of these funds is deemed to be in an...
View ArticleIt Is Not Too Late To Hedge Against Stock ETF Risk
By Gary Gordon: Since October of 2011, the U.S. stock market has not only been resilient, it has repelled more water than Gore-Tex. The pullbacks in 2012, 2013 and the first eight months of 2014 have...
View ArticleIs It Over? 3 ETF Signals You May Use For Confirmation
By Gary Gordon: Is the global economic landscape healing? Far from it. Does that typically signal good things for the U.S. stock market? No… but the U.S. Federal Reserve is extremely likely to keep...
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