Europe ETFs Merit Examination After French Election
France’s presidential election is in the books, but that does not mean investors should gloss over European equities and the corresponding exchange…
Europe ETFs
Focusing on Quality With Europe ETFs
Greece, a country with an estimated 2014 GDP that is less than half of Apple’s (NasdaqGS: AAPL) market value, is dominating the…
How Gloomy Headlines Support Eurozone Stocks
It’s hard to miss the many headlines coming out of Europe lately, on news ranging from the latest in Greece’s debt saga…
A Scientific Approach to Europe ETFs
There is beta and there is smart beta. Those are the known betas, but there is also scientific beta. Essentially an avenue…
Switzerland ETFs Continue to Impress
Switzerland, a nation with a reputation for autonomy and often docile financial markets, roiled global markets earlier this year when the Swiss…
Dollar ETFs Have More Room to Run
The strong dollar theme was again prominent during the first quarter with the PowerShares DB U.S. Dollar Index Bullish Fund (NYSEArca: UUP),…
Should Greece Stay or Go?
Professor Jeremy Siegel and I spoke with University of Texas professor James Galbraith on February 27. Professor Galbraith has an inside look…
An Influx of Cash to Europe ETFs
Buoyed by rampant monetary easing and compelling valuations, U.S. money managers have been funneling more assets into overseas markets. That movement includes…
Looking for European Dividends? Say Oui to the France ETF
One of the primary advantages of including ex-U.S. developed market dividend payers in an income portfolio is that many of those stocks…
How to Invest in European Equities in 2015
Europe has been one of the most exciting equity markets in 2015. With the S&P 500 Index up 2.30% through February 17,…
ETF Chart of the Day: Nordic Adventures
Today we stick with a European Equity theme as we have been for the past week or so in this piece, specifically…
Why European Euphoria Isn’t Likely to Last
The European Central Bank’s (ECB’s) new €1-trillion-plus asset purchase program arrived last week and did not disappoint. As I write in my…
Ahead of ECB Meeting, a Rush to Europe ETFs
The European Central Bank meets Thursday, but news leaked Wednesday that the ECB is set to announce $58 billion in monthly bond…
ETF Chart of the Day: ECB Prep
We spoke about recent upside call activity in the largest EAFE based Equity fund in the U.S. listed marketplace EFA (iShares MSCI…