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Blogs	Description	Date Updated
ETF Update: Time for Inverse Index Positions?	It was a difficult week for investors, almost regardless of market sector. As we have observed in our last several updates, a general deterioration in market sectors helps the investor get a good feel for the overall market. Last week we wondered whether there was anyplace to "hide". We noted that the inverse market sectors ETF's were showing surprising strength.Markets versus SectorsMost ETF investors are interested in finding the best sectors. The advantage of considering market ETF'...	June 22, 2008
In Slicing Up the Dow's ETF Sectors, a Picture Emerges	The past few weeks have been hard on investors and their sector-focused exchange traded funds (ETFs). But not all sectors are suffering equally. A glance at the Diamonds Trust (DIA), which tracks the Dow Jones industrial average, shows that the benchmark-tracking ETF has fallen to a near six-month low, reports Jonathan Bernstein for ETFZone. Year-to-date, DIA is down 6.6%. The thesis for the lowered optimism toward the Dow revolves around certain economic factors: through-the-roof energy pri...	June 17, 2008
ETFs Continue to Evolve	The exchange traded fund (ETF) was born in 1993. It provides investors the perfect blend of a stock and a mutual fund. Overall, they help control portfolio costs, and add efficiency plus diversification. The momentum of the ETF has flourished due to their bonuses like trading flexibility, and cost structure and transparency, reports Cathy Pareto for Investopedia. State Street was the first on the scene in 1993, January 29 to be exact. In partnership with the American Stock Exchange they launc...	June 05, 2008
GE to Leave Ailing Appliance Business; Will It Impact ETFs?	General Electric (GE) is planning to leave the appliance business, but what will it mean for exchange traded funds (ETFs) that count the company as a holding? General Electric was once best known for its appliance division, which for more than 100 years sold refrigerators, air conditioners and ovens to millions of homes, reports John Christoffersen for the Associated Press. But the division has been hurt by the housing slump. What exactly will happen is still up in the air: GE could either mak...	May 16, 2008
Blue Chip ETFs or Not, Stick to the Strategy	According to some, opportunity is knocking for blue-chip stocks and the exchange traded funds (ETFs) that count them as components. The S&P is around 14% undervalued right now, according to Morningstar Analyst Jeffry Ptak. Broader indexes and "blue-chippy" stocks are where the excitement may be at, reports Chuck Jaffe for MarketWatch. Ptak feels that investors could feel more comfortable going after broad indexes instead of focusing on thin, volatile bits of the market. Whate...	April 14, 2008
Market Technicals and Fundamentals Converge	Investors in stocks have the wind at their backs. The long term increase in technology and productivity rewards the owners of companies as well as the workers. Fundamentals When "Mr. Market" seems unaware of this progress, the potential investor gets an opportunity for a bargain. At "A Dash" we believe that there are several positive fundamental factors: The obsession with recession has created an extremely negative investing climate; The actual earnin...	April 03, 2008
ETFs every investor should know	Filed under: Other issues, eBay (EBAY), Next big thing, Technical Analysis, Agriculture, Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (POT)If you've ever delved into investing in ETFs (exchange-traded funds, basically entire indexes and sectors that trade like stocks), you're already familiar with the most popular, those being Powershares QQQ Trust (Nasdaq: QQQQ), SPDR Trust Series 1 (AMEX: SPY), Diamonds Trust, Series 1 (AMEX: DIA), iShares Russell 2000 Index (NYSE: IWM) and lately Financial Select SPDR (AMEX:...	March 26, 2008
Easter Baskets Of ETFs	While you are egg-hunting today, your mind may not be on your exchange traded funds (ETFs). However, you may want to consider how your nest eggs are doing at his point in time. ETFs have yet to break into the 401(k) area of the market completely, so by investing in a broad-based ETF, you could have your bases covered for the long term until something within the retirement industry gives. ETFs are baskets of stocks that represent a certain sector of the market. For the widest variety of stocks...	March 23, 2008
Caterpillar Down, But Big Growth Is Predicted; Will Industrial ETFs Feel It?	Shares of Caterpillar (CAT), a major component of the DIAMONDS Trust, Series 1 (DIA), pulled back from five-month highs yesterday. Caterpillar is 4.6% of the fund. For two months, the company had been bulldozing to new records, up 22% in that time period. The blame for the turnaround is being placed with the transportation sector, as the iShares Dow Jones Transportation Average (IYT) fell 2.2%, reports Tomi Kilgore for Thomson Financial. Caterpillar remains interesting, because it has so far...	March 20, 2008
What Do Fed Rate Cuts Mean to Your Stocks?	Last month, the Fed took a drastic step to cut rate twice by a total of 125 basis points. And with a drop of 225 basis points since last fall, what does this say about likely stock returns? Let’s look at the historical data. Since 1950, the Fed cut more than 200 basis points 11 times in attempts to simulate a faltering economy. Economists believe it takes six months for the rate cuts to take effect which should last for as long as three years. Therefore I examined the one- and three-yea...	March 07, 2008

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