How to Navigate a Post Buy-and-Hold World With ETFs
November 20, 2009 at 1:00 pm by Tom Lydon
Will the economy ever return to “normal”? Whatever your definition of normal may be, many don’t think the markets will be returning to it. The new market climate requires a more tactical approach to exchange traded fund (ETF) investing. [More...]



The Chinese yuan, along with the related exchange traded funds (ETF), hasn’t shifted much because of the country’s staunch approach to monetary management. However, external and internal factors may soon change that.
Stocks and many exchange-traded funds (ETFs) lost ground for a third straight day as investors grew increasingly uneasy about a recent move away from riskier assets and into U.S. Treasuries.
Millions are still out of work and losing their homes while Wall Street celebrates its rebound with bonuses and a return to profitability. It’s frustrating, but it does present exchange traded fund (ETF) opportunities.
The U.S. recession has many Americans feeling down in the dumps. Small surprise, then, that the leisure and entertainment exchange traded fund (ETF) has gained 39% year-to-date as we look for small escapes.
It’s hard to deny the appeal of an exchange traded fund (ETF) yield that’s sitting solidly in the double-digits, especially now that interest rates are at historic lows. But these high yields could be luring some investors to take on more risk than they’d otherwise be comfortable with. 



