Can Movie Ratings Help You With ETFs? – Morning Linkfest (June 5)

by Aaron Levitt | June 5, 2014 8:24 am

It’s no secret that we love exchanged-traded funds. From retail investors to Mondo-sized pension funds, ETFs have taken the investment world by storm. Low costs, intraday tradability and the ability to access a wide variety of asset classes are ETFs hallmarks. But they do have some downside — namely, they can hold some pretty exotic and downright dangerous stuff. Eric Balchunas at Bloomberg offers a sensible solution to warning retail investors about the danger: movie ratings.

FT.com (Chris Flood): Investors in the U.S. have enjoyed ETFs’ low expenses for years. The rest of the world is starting to catch up. First stop: Europe.[1]

New York Times (Neil Irwin): Although, low fees are one thing. Negative interest rates for European savers is a whole other ball of wax.

Bloomberg (Sree Vidya Bhaktavatsalam and Elizabeth Stanton): I love a good grilled ham-and-cheese as much as the next guy, but you have to wonder what the heck is going on at PIMCO. [2]

Platt’s (Bill Holland): Flight delayed? At least you can watch them drill. Consol Energy (CNX[3]) is bringing fracking to an airport near you.[4]

USA Today (Matt Krantz): Microsoft (MSFT[5]) and Google (GOOG[6]/GOOGL[7]) battle it out for your email. Perhaps, fewer creepy targeted ads[8].

AdvisorShares Blog (Roger Nusbaum): Just because a sound investment strategy isn’t “working” this year, doesn’t mean it’s time to bail. Stay the course for the long haul.[9]

Pragmatic Capitalism (Cullen Roche): Or you could just automate the whole thing. The pros/cons of robo-advisers. [10]

Calculated Risk Blog (Bill McBride): Housing continues to stink. Mortgage applications drop to their lowest levels in a year — despite recent interest-rate drops.[11]

Nasdaq (Martin Tillier): On the bright side, auto sales are returning. U.S. car manufacturers are rocking[12].

A.V. Club (Eric Lindvall): Nintendo (NTDOY[13]) might have a real hit on its hands with its new Mario Kart 8 game. That is, if you enjoy deranged, mobile sociopaths[14].

Aaron Levitt is an investment journalist living in Ohio. With nearly two decades of experience, his work appears in several high-profile publications in both print and on the web. Also likes a good Reuben sandwich. Follow his picks and pans on Twitter at @AaronLevitt[15].

Endnotes:

  1. Europe.: http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/edcc55ee-e7f7-11e3-b923-00144feabdc0.html#axzz33lMt9AwQ
  2. going on at PIMCO. : http://mobile.bloomberg.com/news/2014-06-04/pimco-s-banet-to-quit-for-food-truck-selling-croque-monsieur.html
  3. CNX: /stock-quotes/CNX-stock-quote/
  4. an airport near you.: http://www.platts.com/latest-news/natural-gas/washington/consol-to-spend-1-billion-for-appalachian-shales-21718546?sf3178821=1
  5. MSFT: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=MSFT
  6. GOOG: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=GOOG
  7. GOOGL: /stock-quotes/GOOGL-stock-quote/
  8. creepy targeted ads: http://americasmarkets.usatoday.com/2014/06/04/hate-creepy-gmail-ads-bing-wants-you/
  9. Stay the course for the long haul.: http://alphabaskets.com/its-never-time-to-flee-a-valid-strategy/
  10. The pros/cons of robo-advisers. : http://pragcap.com/should-you-use-an-automated-investment-service
  11. despite recent interest-rate drops.: http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2014/06/mba-mortgage-applications-decrease-in.html
  12. are rocking: http://www.nasdaq.com/article/musings-on-us-auto-sales-cm358849
  13. NTDOY: /stock-quotes/NTDOY-stock-quote/
  14. deranged, mobile sociopaths: http://www.avclub.com/article/youll-pry-luigis-year-his-cold-dead-hands-205389
  15. @AaronLevitt: https://twitter.com/AaronLevitt

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