If you’ve ever been caught up in a case of really bad timing, then you probably know what the Fed is feeling right about now. This morning, we received a dismal Gross Domestic Product (GDP) print that showed economic growth SLOWED to an adjusted annual rate of just 0.1% since the beginning of the year.

I will never give in, until the day that I die I’ll get myself some independence Carve out a future with these two bare hands… –Mike Peters, The Alarm The lyrics here are from Mike Peters, singer/songwriter and founder of the United Kingdom-based alternative rock band The Alarm. Here the masterful Peters gives advice suited

Global X is a fast-growing, multi-faceted alternative exchange-traded fund (ETF) provider. The company’s focus solely on ETFs sets it apart from many of the other providers we’ve profiled in this series, since a number of them began as mutual fund providers or are part of a large banking conglomerate. But with 40 available ETFs and

If you’ve ever been caught up in a case of really bad timing, then you probably know what the Fed is feeling right about now. This morning, we received a dismal Gross Domestic Product (GDP) print that showed economic growth SLOWED to an adjusted annual rate of just 0.1% since the beginning of the year.

I guess it should come as no surprise that stocks reversed course yet again this week, trading to the downside after last week’s strong gains. I say “no surprise,” because throughout 2014 it’s been a back-and-forth tussle between bull and bear. Last week the bulls were in control, this week the bears finished up in […]

After a seven-day run higher in the equity markets, stocks in the benchmark S&P 500 Index now have recovered a majority of the losses they sustained during the previous two weeks. The recent buying has lifted the SPDR S&P 500 (SPY) back above its 50-day moving average. The Dow Jones Industrial Average also now is

“I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue!” –Barry Goldwater The conservative politician and thinker made these famous comments nearly 50 years ago during his acceptance speech at the 1964 Republican Convention. Well,

Roughly one third of Deutsche Bank’s 30 exchange-traded fund (ETF) offerings provide investors with direct exposure to foreign markets, while also engaging in currency hedging to mitigate the risk of fluctuating exchange rates. While the dollar has not been particularly strong for the past decade, unpredictable quantitative-easing moves by both the European Central Bank and

After a seven-day run higher in the equity markets, stocks in the benchmark S&P 500 Index now have recovered a majority of the losses they sustained during the previous two weeks. The recent buying has lifted the SPDR S&P 500 (SPY) back above its 50-day moving average. The Dow Jones Industrial Average also now is