U.S. Stock ETFs Like What Yellen is Saying
U.S. equities and stock exchange traded funds climbed Wednesday as Federal Reserve Chairwomen Janet Yellen maintained a slow-and-steady monetary policy outlook. The…
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An Awkward Question for the Fed
Fed Chair Janet Yellen yesterday reaffirmed the case for keeping interest rates near zero percent and raising rates slowly in the future.…
Fed Up With the Fed?
In the wake of newly released economic indicators, namely large employment gains versus expectations, and the strong suggestion in the Federal Reserve’s…
Bond ETFs, Duration, Maturity, and Rising Rates
I’ve been talking to a lot of investors about how to prepare a portfolio for rising rates lately, and the same buzzwords…
The Wobbly Case for a December Rate Hike
No one will confuse the recent reviews of the US economic trend as delivering clear signs of roaring higher these days, although…
Fed Tightening & Bear Markets – Bedfellows?
There have been seven bear markets over the last 43 years. The Federal Reserve has played a part in most, if not…
ETF Week Recap
It was another encouraging week for the Financial markets as the NASDAQ 100 reached a record high on Tuesday. Nevertheless, the strong…