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A Financial Services ETF Buffett Would Love

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:32:55 -0400

As ETFs have surged in popularity, analysts and investors have wondered which funds would be appealing to legendary value investor Warren Buffett. Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A), itself a financial services conglomerate, held equity stakes in 41 companies at the end of the fourth quarter.

With massive positions in financial

The Case for Financial Sector ETFs: Morningstar

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:00:38 -0400

Financial sector stocks and exchange traded funds are looking much stronger as we ride the economic recovery. Nevertheless, while muted, many of the old problems that have weighed on the markets still linger. Morningstar ETF analyst Robert Goldsborough points out that a number of factors are...

Why it pays to sell in May

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:49:59 -0400

Investors should strongly consider cutting their stock exposure this coming May Day and parking the proceeds in cash until Halloween, writes Mark Hulbert.

ETFs to Mimic Warren Buffett’s Portfolio

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 06:30:49 -0400

Investment aficionado Warren Buffett is known for his ability to pick out individual stocks, but if he were to take on broad market strokes with exchange traded funds, then large blue-chips, consumer staples and financials would likely top the list. Buffett has a penchant for steering toward simple...

Revisiting Beating Buffett With ETFs

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 11:54:44 -0400

Given that the Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A) equity portfolio is currently comprised of more than 40 securities, many investors face a daunting task when it comes to playing copycat on Warren Buffett's individual stock picks.

Since many folks do not have the capital to own 40-plus positions for size, ETFs have

Consumer Finance ETFs

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 13:44:34 -0400

The financial sector appears to have turned over a new leaf as the country takes more conservative measures in response to the 2008 financial crisis. Consequently, consumer finance exchange traded funds are looking much healthier. “We have a positive view on the consumer finance...

Happy Consumers Could Help These ETFs Charge Higher

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:54:39 -0400

It is well-known that the U.S. consumer accounts for about two-thirds of this country's GDP and it has been cheery consumers that have helped push stocks higher. The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index bounced back in February to 69.6, from 58.4 in January and there are other encouraging factors worth acknowledging.

If Stocks Keep Soaring, Get to Know These Leveraged ETFs

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 14:16:13 -0500

Another day, another intrday record for the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Buoyed by a stronger-than-expected February jobs report, U.S. stocks continue to grind higher.

Friday's action is of the modesty variety, perhaps disappointing eager bulls that were expecting more on the back of the jobs report.

Despite the Friday lethargy, nearly

Watch Your Megabank Weight

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 07:00:16 -0500

As the economy continues to show positive signs of recovery, investors are becoming bolder with their funds, even returning to an industry that many blame for the situation we are in now. Big or small, not all banks were able to weather the liquidity stress tests the last five years have put them through, but all are looking forward to the return of an expanding global market. With over 40 ETFs focusing on the financial sector, there are a number niche and broad prospective investors can take on in this massive global industry [see Visual History Of The S&P 500]. As financial institutions continue to evolve to meet their changing environment and clients, they can prove to be a strong holding, especially smaller financial firms that are booming in the market recovery. But be careful when choosing a fund; not all of them showcase such an even or growing sector of the [...]

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Travel and Tourism Will Create 73 Million New Jobs by 2022

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 04:45:00 -0500

CNN talks with Hilton Worldwide CEO Chris Nassetta about Growth and Tackling Youth Unemployment

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 09:15:00 -0500

The Hospitality Industry Has Talent, Youth Needs Jobs

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 12:15:00 -0500

Hospitality Industry Offers Solutions to Youth Unemployment Crisis According to New White Paper

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 04:00:00 -0500

Betting on Brokerage ETFs

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 14:57:27 -0500

For better or worse, the largest investment banks and brokerage houses in the U.S. are household names. Think Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS), Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) and friends. However, brand recognition and notoriety for these firms has not always translated to popularity and inflows for ETFs

Leveraged ETFs For The New Year: 7 for 2013

Mon, 31 Dec 2012 14:08:26 -0500

With 2012 drawing to a close in a matter of hours, it is fair to say it has been another wild, volatile and perhaps disappointing year for leveraged ETFs.

Wild and volatile because, and this is no surprise, some of the best-performing ETFs on a percentage basis this year are

Under The Hood: An Unheard of Bank ETF

Fri, 28 Dec 2012 12:26:48 -0500

Given that the financial services sector is the second-largest sector weight in the S&P 500 and often the industry group most ensconced in controversy, it can be hard to imagine an ETF that tracks bank stocks leading an anonymous existence.

In a year when Financial Services Select Sector SPDR (NYSE:

Stocks Retreat After QE 4 Press Conference

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 18:00:59 -0500

Although stocks surged after the announcement of QE 4, once investors pondered the details, stock prices retreated. The stock market’s reaction to the Federal Open Market Committee’s announcement of a fourth round of quantitative easing – known a...

ETFs For Dividend Surprises In 2012

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 09:00:35 -0500

Dividend investing has always drawn a large crowd for its stability and high current income focus. For the most part, companies choose to make cash distributions when experiencing excess cash or when they want to skew their debt-to-equity ratios. Recently, however, a new trend has developed in which companies have even more incentive to let go of excess cash. As the fiscal cliff approaches, businesses fear that Congress will not be able to come to a viable solution and that tax rates will go back to pre-Bush tax cut levels. This incentive to give shareholders a special dividend before the year’s end may be more appealing to firms than paying the higher tax rates themselves [for more financial ETF news and analysis subscribe to our free newsletter]. Below are firms that Goldman Sachs expect will pay out a special dividend before new taxes take effect: Federated Investors Inc (FII) Goldman Sachs believes [...]

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Chicago Purchasing Managers Index Is Another Disappointment

Wed, 31 Oct 2012 16:53:50 -0400

No real progress indicated by Chicago Purchasing Managers Index for October. The Chicago Purchasing Managers Index is also known as the ISM-Chicago Business Survey, the MNI Chicago Report and the Chicago Business Barometer. Regardless of what you cho...

The IMF Looks at the USA

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 16:47:35 -0400

The International Monetary Fund’s semi-annual World Economic Outlook offered an interesting perspective on the economy of the United States. Much of the attention given to the International Monetary Fund’s semi-annual World Economic Outlook for the...

Chicago Purchasing Managers Index Is a Big Disappointment

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 14:56:23 -0400

All three of Friday’s economic reports fall short of expectations. Friday morning brought three economic reports: the Chicago Purchasing Managers Index for September, The Commerce Department’s Personal Income and Outlays report for August and the...

A Tale of Two Feds

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 14:42:33 -0400

Chicago Federal Reserve releases its National Activity Index and the Dallas Fed releases its Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey. It was the best of times (in Texas) and the worst of times (everywhere else) . . . (Well, almost …) The Dalla...

Hedges for investing in a post-QE3 environment

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 16:17:55 -0400

By John Wasik (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve’s new round of quantitative easing may have sparked as much early enthusiasm as the opening of a new fall fashion show. Yet as with other ballyhooed events, the initial warm reception may prove fleeting. The Fed’s latest buying spree of Treasury and mortgage-backed securities will keep U.S. [...]

Hedges for investing in a post-QE3 environment

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 16:17:55 -0400

Empire State Manufacturing Survey Brings Bad News

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 14:23:55 -0400

Business conditions index falls for the second consecutive month. On Monday morning, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York released its Empire State Manufacturing Survey for September. The survey indicated its second consecutive decline as the general...

ProShares Adds 3x, -3x Financials ETFs

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 09:38:18 -0400

ProShares added a pair of products designed for investors looking to bet on the short term performance of the often volatile financial sector today. Two new ETFs, the ProShares UltraPro Financials (FINU) and ProShares UltraPro Short Financials (FINZ) will offer 300% daily leveraged exposure to the Dow Jones U.S. Financials Index, a benchmark that consists of large banking institutions. The iShares Dow Jones U.S. Financial Sector Index Fund (IYF) offers non-leveraged exposure to that benchmark. IYF, which is up about 11% so far in 2012, makes its largest individual allocations to Wells Fargo, JP Morgan, and Berkshire Hathaway. The financial sector has continued to exhibit significant volatility in 2012, creating potentially attractive opportunities for active traders looking to profit from short term swings in either direction. IYF, for example, has shown considerably greater volatility than the S&P 500 so far in 2012 [for actionable investment ideas, sign up for the free [...]

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Independent thinkers are buying banks

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 00:01:36 -0400

At some point in every trader’s career he realizes that it’s time to become proactive rather than simply react to the latest news headlines.

IndexUniverse’s Hougan: 5 Better ETFs To Replace 5 ‘Bad’ Ones

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 14:53:34 -0400

Avoid these five ETFs and look at these other five instead, IndexUniverse’s Hougan tells CNBC.

ETF Spotlight: Financial Sector

Thu, 24 May 2012 06:00:26 -0400

Regulators are considering changes to the way big banks operate in light of JP Morgan’s (NYSE: JPM) recent loses. Meanwhile, financial exchange traded funds have been reeling in the aftermath. Financial sector ETFs, like Financial Select Sector SPDR (NYSEArca: XLF), Vanguard Financials ETF...

Financial, Bank ETFs for Earnings Season

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:00:58 -0400

Financial sector stocks have slid back along with the broader markets over the past month, but the auspicious start to this earnings season has helped bank picks and financial sector exchange traded funds regain some of their lost strength. Companies like JPMorgan (NYSE: JPM), Wells Fargo (NYSE:...

Stocks fade on Friday the 13th (SPY, IYJ, FXI, FEZ, EWI)

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:29:00 -0400

ETFs we’re watching for Friday the 13th of April, 2012 The three major stock indices followed the European markets’ decline as a result of China’s slowing economic growth. China’s GDP slowed during the first quarter to 8.1 percent, after ...

Rally Flames Out (SPY, IWM, QQQ, IYE, IYF)

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:55:22 -0400

Yesterday’s big rally flames out as Dr. Bernanke continues his media tour Yesterday’s rally ran into stiff resistance today, even as Dr. Bernanke continued his rounds on the media hustings. Showing particular weakness in the last 45 minutes...

Financial Sector Blasts Off (XLF, KBE, BAC, C, GS)

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:44:14 -0400

Financial sector blasts off, led by big banks The long beaten down financial sector is up 18% since the start of 2012 and continues powering higher on the strength of easy monetary policy and improving economic conditions in the United States. Tod...

ETF Headline Watch: Feb. 15, 2012 (XLF, IYF, USO, GLD, XLK)

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:15:10 -0500

ETFs we’re watching today, February 15, 2012 Greece remains in the news and offsets meaningful economic improvements in the United States as indicated by today’s economic reports. ETFs that are in the news today reside in the financial, ene...

Financial Sector ETFs Feel The Burn (XLF, FAS, VFH, IYF, FAZ, )

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:04:30 -0500

Financial Sector ETFs feel the burn of Moody’s credit downgrades Financial Sector ETFs have all felt the burn today as the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ETF (NYSEARCA:XLF), the Direxion Daily Financials Bull 3X Shares ETF (NYSEARCA:FAS), the ...

ETF Chart of the Day: U.S. Financial Sector

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:27:06 -0500

Exchange traded funds indexed to the U.S. financial sector were getting a boost Wednesday from Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS), which saw its shares vault 4% in the wake of the quarterly earnings report. Financials have posted impressive gains thus far in 2012, outpacing the broad market as XLF (SPDR...

S&P Tanks Europe (EWQ, EWP, EWI, EWG, FXE, VGK, GLD, XLF, IYF)

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:16:43 -0500

Friday the 13th Unlucky for Euro ETFs as S&P Downgrades EuropeA description of Friday the 13th bad luck should start with the slew of downgrades from Standard & Poors. S&P downgraded France and Austria from AAA to AA+, Spain became a ...

Regional Banks Rock (KBE, KRE, RF, STI, IYF)

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:53:26 -0500

Regional banks power higher to lead financial sector to gains The regional banking sector, represented by SPDR KBW Bank Index (NYSEARCA:KBE) and SPDR KBW Regional banking (NYSEARCA:KRE) has been on a roll so far in 2012, with the sector up sharply o...

Bank of America, Financial Sector Soar (BAC, IYF, XLF)

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:23:28 -0500

by Brian Katt Bank of America soars, leading financial sector higher Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) soared more than 7% in afternoon trading and the financial sector followed higher with leading ETFs posting solid gains. SPDR Financial Select ETF (NYS...

Banks, Financials Slammed By Moody’s, Europe (IYF, BAC, EWI)

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:48:10 -0500

Banks and the Financial Sector are slammed by Moody’s downgrade and new European fears Major banks were slammed hard early Monday as fears over Europe rekindled concern that the crisis is not yet over. Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) shed more than 5%...

Europe Steps Back From The Brink (EFA, FXE, SPY, IYF, EWI)

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 11:46:30 -0500

An agreement in Brussels brings Europe and the world back from the brink. After marathon negotiations at the European leaders’ summit in Brussels, global markets embraced the outcome with a rise in global equities. The agreement calls for a tight...

ETF Chart of the Day: Financials

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:16:10 -0500

With bullish call buyers surfacing in XLF (SPDR Financials) in the options market on weakness in the sector on Thursday, we have an opportunity to examine broad based large cap oriented sector exchange traded funds in the space more closely. XLF is a market cap weighted product based on the S&P...

ETFs to Watch December 6, 2011

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:37:59 -0500

Here is the ETF Professor's ETF Watch List for Tuesday December 6, 2011.The Direxion Daily Small Cap Bull 3X Shares (NYSE: TNA) is starting to look interesting.Another leveraged play: Direxion Daily Energy Bull 3X Shares (NYSE: ERX).Financials lo...

Stock Market Rebounds on Fed, Jobs (IYF, GLD, IYE, IYM, FXE)

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 19:18:59 -0400

U.S. stock market rebounds on comforting words from the Federal Reserve and a better than expected jobs report. The big news of the day was the Federal Reserve and Dr. Bernanke’s press conference which supported the idea that more stimulus would...

Fitch Bank Downgrades Rock Financial Sector (XLF, IYF)

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:43:28 -0400

Fitch Downgrades Major Banks and rocks financial sector (XLF, IYF) Today, ratings agency Fitch rocked the global banking sector with downgrades and warnings of downgrades on major global banks. Fitch downgraded major names like UBS, RBS and Lloyds and ...

Here comes Lehman 2.0

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 00:01:26 -0400

Crisis and change are scary but they also bring opportunity and the bigger the crisis and change, the bigger the potential rewards, write John Nyaradi.

Financial ETFs Rally 7% as B. of A. Leads Rebound

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:54:16 -0400

Exchange traded funds indexed to the U.S. financial sector led the charge in stocks Thursday as the Dow soared more than 500 points in a powerful snapback rally. Equity ETFs bounced amid talk of a short-sale ban in Europe as officials try to roll back the spreading credit crisis. [Stocks Up;...

MasterCard and Visa to Open Near 52-Week Highs

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 08:41:45 -0400

MasterCard (NYSE: MA) and Visa (NYSE: V) reached new 52-week highs of $322.27 and $90.83 per share, respectively, in Thursday's trading session.MasterCard surged from $279 to $309 per share at the end of June, following the Federal Reserve's decision...

American Express and Discover Hit 52-Week Highs Again

Thu, 07 Jul 2011 13:05:40 -0400

American Express (NYSE: AXP) and Discover (NYSE: DFS) reached new multiyear highs of $53.69 and $27.92 per share, respectively, Thursday morning.American Express recently launched a free tool designed to help small businesses monitor social media and...

Three financial funnel clouds ahead

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:01:31 -0400

Three “F5” financial events have the potential to level our investing world in coming weeks, but exchange-traded funds can offer an edge.

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