ETF's

Your mutual fund has a surprise waiting for you. It is not a nice surprise.

In just the last month, assets in exchange traded funds increased $17 billion. Total assets in ETF's now total over $600 billion, according to State Street Global Advisors of Boston. (…)

 Mullooly Asset Management Podcast: China, Latin America, and Bonds [3:23m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

China and Latin America currently holds the top scores for mutual funds. This is clearly where the money is being made at the moment. And the average Chinese mutual fund is way overbought. (…)

I get calls from folks with money in the market, wanting to know if they're in "the right position" or are they still in "good shape" with current market conditions. (…)

Lots of people are buzzing because the Dow is at 13,000. Let me tell you, the return over the past six years from the Dow Jones is less than what you could have earned in a money market account. (…)

All of the short term AND long-term indicators I follow have now turned negative. 
All of 'em.  Including the S&P 500. (…)

We've seen lots of articles and news pieces about the explosion of Exchange-Traded Funds, or ETF's. 
Most of the opinions have been negative.  In fact, one
writer compared this with the flood of closed-end funds
created in the late 1920's (before the stock market crashed). (…)

ETF's are exploding, there are dozens being created every month. (…)

Do you know what a "trend change" is?  When a stock (or a mutual fund) has been above its' support line, it's in a positive (or upward) trend. (…)

We’ve discussed several of the plays we have sitting in our “defensive playbook.”  These are steps we can take to protect the value of your account when the market is falling. (…)