While the Fed’s printing presses went dark this week with the end of quantitative easing, the Bank of Japan’s printing presses are just getting warmed up. Japan now has made a big bet on more stimulus, as the country’s policymakers have decided to expand their quantitative easing program in a HUGE way. The move by […]

The Fed Says Bye Bye to QE Before we get into the details of the Fed’s decision to end its bond buying program, and what that means going forward, I want to make an exciting announcement. The Weekly ETF Report is moving to a new day, Friday. The change will start next week on Friday,

“It is no coincidence that the century of total war coincided with the century of central banking.” –Ron Paul, “End the Fed” There are many opinions on the Federal Reserve and the role, both good and bad, that it has played in society. In the quote here, the independent-minded former Representative from Texas, Ron Paul,

I get a lot of questions every day about ETFs. So, this week I decided to compile a list of the top most frequently asked questions (FAQs) to help investors understand the basics of ETFs and how they work. So, here you go! 1) What is an ETF? An ETF, or exchange-traded fund, is an […]

The ETF Talks of the past few weeks have introduced you to some of the most prominent funds offered by Vanguard, a large and cost-effective exchange-traded fund (ETF) provider. Today, we continue that series with Vanguard Real Estate Investment Trust ETF (VNQ). With $43.1 billion in assets under management, VNQ is Vanguard’s fourth-largest ETF. Its

Before we get into the details of the Fed’s decision to end its bond buying program, and what that means going forward, I want to make an exciting announcement. The Weekly ETF Report is moving to a new day, Friday. The change will start next week on Friday, Nov. 7. We will no longer be

After 476 consecutive days above the 200-day moving average, the markets spent just 10 days seeing what life was like below this long-term support level. That’s because this week, stocks enjoyed some aggressive buying that vaulted them back above the 200-day, and out from underneath the thumb of the month-plus correction. That selling was strong […]

Snap Back: Is the Correction Over? After last week’s severe drubbing in stocks, the mass of buy-and-hold investors out there is starting to let out a huge sigh of relief. I can’t say that I blame them, especially after last Wednesday’s huge 460-point intraday Dow drop. Since then, the market has made a notable comeback, but

“To disagree, one doesn’t have to be disagreeable.” –Barry Goldwater There may be a lot of division on political, social and economic issues in America, and while we may disagree, the best way to do so is to avoid being disagreeable. In order to persuade others, we first must avoid putting them on the defensive