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What Is the VIX Telling Us About Today’s Market?

When the media speaks, it pays to ignore. When the VIX speaks, it often pays to listen and right now the VIX is speaking so…

Late Bloomer First Solar Needs a Tech Refresh

Sell First Solar stocks if the company hands profits to shareholders. The company needs to invest in the next decade’s solar technology.

XLV Provides a Healthy Dose of Pfizer

If the health care sector is a must-have for your portfolio, and Pfizer is at the top of that list — here’s a way to…

The Lowdown on Converting Vanguard Mutual Funds to ETFs

That is the question facing owners of Vanguard’s index mutual funds. Get the lowdown on converting the funds to ETFs.

REIT ETFs: You Have to Watch Interest Rates. Period.

Real estate investment trusts (REITs) can survive hikes in interest rates, but REIT ETFs like VNQ and IYR will stumble at the very least.

Apple (AAPL): Dow Jones Membership Is All Pomp, Little Circumstance

Apple Inc. (AAPL) is finally joining the illustrious Dow Jones Industrial Average, and it has NO bearing on the prospects for Apple stock.

Ooh la la! Looking for Dividend Yield? Explore France (EWQ)

French stocks and the EWQ ETF not only offer significant income, but they’re also priced for serious returns.

Don’t Count on Dividend ETFs to Play Defense

You should always have equity income in your portfolio, but don’t think dividend ETFs will save you from a correction. They won’t.

ETF Alternatives to Buying GE Directly

Here are some popular ETFs that hold GE as one of their top stocks. You’ll reduce your risk and quite possibly, improve your returns.

3 Value ETFs for a Surging Market

The market’s surge to new all-time highs hasn’t just been fueled by growth. Investors will do well to have a healthy stake in value ETFs,…

3 Covered Calls to Make Cash in This Roller Coaster Market

Covered calls can help you earn extra money, or simply hedge your portfolio, in troubled times. And despite the current quick rally, these ARE troubled…

You’re Way Too Late for These 2 Sector Parties

Amid a flat market, it’s awfully tempting to chase hot-running biotech stocks and solar stocks higher. But keep your finger off the trigger.

Risk-On/Risk-Off Trade — In Fund Form, Entirely Unnecessary

Exchange-traded ONN, OFF portfolios let investors capitalize on the greed-fear cycle — they’re also unnecessary and have a number of issues.

The 7 Best Index Funds for Your Money

Looking to make your portfolio more well-rounded on the cheap? This list of some of the market’s best index funds is a perfect jumping-off point.

The 10 Best Index Funds for 2015, 2016, 2017…

These 10 best index funds can provide investors with cheap, broad exposure to everything from U.S. blue chips and bonds to gold and Kenyan stocks.

A Famous Company Is Added to the SPDR S&P 500 ETF

SPY stock is getting more love as Tesla joins the S&P 500, but investors should note that a few stocks dominate the index.

3 of the Best Funds for Thrifty Investors

When it comes to what funds to buy, investors are highly responsive to low fees. These index funds and ETFs offer you plenty of bang…

How to Properly Use Growth Stocks (IVW) and Value Stocks (IVE)

Exchange-traded funds like IVW (growth stocks) and IVE (value stocks) let you fine-tune your portfolio to enhance performance.

3 of the Best Index Funds to Buy for the Long Run

For long-term investing, you can’t beat index funds. But don’t settle for just any fund — get the best index funds made for the long…

How to Prepare Your Portfolio for a Bear Market

When you’re expecting a bear market, don’t just jump from stocks to cash. There’s a better way to prepare portfolio.

The 3 Best Ways to Buy the S&P 500

Smart-beta funds use various screens and alternative weighting methods to track the venerable S&P 500, which increases the potential for long-term outperformance. Here are three…

Don’t Dismiss the Ol’ Diamonds

Don’t let your financial savvy blind you to the potential for big gains from the DIA exchange-traded fund.

A New Kind of Value Meal: ETF Alternatives for Hot Stock Picks

This week we look at ways to get exposure to capital markets, leisure, mid-cap, large-cap, and steel stocks via ETFs.

The 10 Best ETFs on the Planet

The best ETFs on the planet will outperform because of powerful generational megatrends, or just because they’re built to withstand anything.

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