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3 of the Year’s Best ETFs – Should You Buy?

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor
Red-hot stocks and funds tend to be momentum plays, and momentum plays always die out. But maybe there's a gem in this group of the best ETFs.

Why Investors Need to Stop Sweating the Federal Reserve

By Daniel Putnam, InvestorPlace Contributor
The outlook for Federal Reserve policy continues to make headlines, but its potential market impact is being greatly exaggerated.

RORO – The ‘Hedge Fund’ You Can Actually Afford

By Aaron Levitt, InvestorPlace Contributor
State Street's new SPDR SSgA Risk Aware ETF (RORO) aims to give you the risk-minded performance of hedge funds without the high costs.

Federal Reserve: The Good News, And the Bad News

By Anthony Mirhaydari, InvestorPlace Market Strategist
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday kept important 'considerable time' language in reference to short-term interest rates, but...

Small Caps: An Asset Class on the Brink

By Daniel Putnam, InvestorPlace Contributor
Small-cap stocks and the IWM ETF are sitting just short of a key technical breakdown, an ominous sign for the broader stock market.

Stocks Hit Record Highs on Stimulus Hopes

By Anthony Mirhaydari, InvestorPlace Market Strategist
A near-vertical ramp in stocks and other risk assets weakened near the end of the day as Wall Street digested the latest tease on the Fed's stimulus intentions.

Stocks Mixed, Bonds Hit as Fed Fears Fester

By Anthony Mirhaydari, InvestorPlace Market Strategist
Investors would do well to prepare for higher volatility later this week and into October as the market digests the coming change of Fed policy.

Bet Against the ‘Smart Money’

By Charles Sizemore, Chief Investment Strategist, The Freeport Society
The smart money can be as guilty as the rest of us when it comes to herding and groupthink. Here are some contrarian plays for the rest of 2014.

The REAL Market Fun Starts Friday

By Anthony Mirhaydari, InvestorPlace Market Strategist
Stocks slip Thursday ahead of a slew of economic data releases, and the fun will continue next Wednesday when the Fed makes its all-important statement.

Why You Should Care About Wednesday’s Bond-Rattling

By Anthony Mirhaydari, InvestorPlace Market Strategist
Weakness in bonds can benefit stocks, sure ... but that's assuming we're in a normal economic cycle. And we're not.

These Brand-New ETFs Are Already a Big Hit

By Aaron Levitt, InvestorPlace Contributor
WBI Investments' 10 new ETFs just pulled in more than $1 billion in assets within days. Should you throw your money at WBI Shares, too?

Watch Out, Stocks! The Bears Are Coming!

By Anthony Mirhaydari, InvestorPlace Market Strategist
Signs in daily trading patterns, as well as shakiness in the junk bond market, portend a possible aggressive move from the bears.

Is There Any Reason to Buy American Funds?

By Kent Thune, InvestorPlace Contributor
American Funds is one of the largest mutual fund companies in the world. But are its funds among the best in quality and performance?

Fixed Income – What to Do When Interest Rates Rise

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor
When interest rates rise, bonds will become more attractive ... but a number of other fixed-income investments could be at risk. Here's how various income-producing investments could fare in a higher-interest-rate environment.

A Stock Implodes and You’re Long. What Next?

By Lawrence Meyers, InvestorPlace Contributor
Conn's recently imploded, leaving me in the painful position of having to recover from big stock losses. How should you handle such a situation?

Top 5 Reasons to Sell Mutual Funds

By Kent Thune, InvestorPlace Contributor
If you haven't sold any mutual funds in your portfolio in a long time, you may be missing something. Here are five reasons to sell a fund.

7 Shareholder Perks That Sweeten the Pot for Investors

By James Brumley, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
Shareholder perks offer a little something extra to those folks who've taken on extra risk of owning a stake in the company. Here are some of the best.

Don’t Ignore Mutual Fund Asset Bloat

By Kent Thune, InvestorPlace Contributor
There's such a thing as too much money, and it happens in mutual funds. Find out how to protect against so-called "asset bloat."

Don’t Ignore Gross Expense Ratio

By Kent Thune, InvestorPlace Contributor
What is the difference between gross expense ratio and net expense ratio? Which one should you analyze and why does it matter?
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