When I went over the market’s action this week, I was struck by several things. First, there was the downward revision of Q1 GDP which showed the economy contracting at a rate of -2.9%. That was the worst showing for domestic growth in years, and though the languid numbers can be explained to some extent […]

ETFs Will End the Mutual-Fund-Fee Gravy Train Every year, mutual fund managers, executives and various other industry personnel gather in Chicago for the Morningstar Investment Conference to share ideas on the state of their industry. The latest conference was held a few weeks ago, and, according to one report, there was a conspicuously absent discussion

“You don’t make the poor richer by making the rich poorer.” –Winston Churchill Last week’s quote was provided by the great Winston Churchill, and this week we get more wisdom from Winston in this proclamation on class warfare. As you can see, this bit of “Churchillian” advice is needed now more than ever. Wisdom about

There are two perspectives that investors may use to assess emerging markets. In the first view, the easy-money policies of central banks are buoying the share prices of publicly traded companies and enhancing the returns for investors in emerging markets. An alternative view is that increasingly wealthy and better-educated populations are driving increased domestic demand

Every year, mutual fund managers, executives and various other industry personnel gather in Chicago for the Morningstar Investment Conference to share ideas on the state of their industry. The latest conference was held a few weeks ago, and, according to one report, there was a conspicuously absent discussion of what I think is the biggest

There was a lot of noise this week driving markets, including the renewed bellicose tensions in Iraq, a rise in oil prices, and the Fed’s decision on interest rates and the continuation of its QE taper. Ironically, the term “noise” is appropriate here, as that’s how Fed Chair Janet Yellen described the rise in inflationary […]

ETFs: Revolution is My Name The exchange-traded fund (ETF) revolution is here, and I want my name to be synonymous with this rapid change. That’s why, beginning with today’s issue of the formerly named Making Money Alert, the new name of this publication is Doug Fabian’s Weekly ETF Report. While these changes may seem subtle

“To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.” –Winston Churchill Given all of the changes we’ve made to our various products of late, I thought it would be fitting to reflect here on the virtue of change with a little help from one of the wisest chaps who ever lived, the