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Blogs	Description	Date Updated
Yield Hunters Struggle	Those that have owned the Dow Jones Dividend Select ETF (DVY) over the last year know that dividend stocks have severely underperformed the overall market. Below we highlight a chart comparing the price change of SPY and DVY since the start of 2006. As shown, the two traded pretty much inline with each other until the credit crisis hit dividend-paying... ...	June 02, 2008
Fast Money Recap	Word On The StreetWATCH THE WORD VIDEO HERETech TakeWall Street is warming up to tech stocks with Merrill Lynch calling the tech sector its top sector and Goldman Sachs upgrading the chip sector saying it should outpreform the market into 2009. Is now the time to get into tech? Adami said the street is late to the party and the stocks have already run. He said take profits on Western Digital (WDC). Najarian said he likes EMC (EMC) because the stock has lagged. He mentioned Microsoft (MSFT) is un...	May 19, 2008
A View of ETFs In An Obama White House	If Barack Obama were to win the 2009 election for presidency, what would happen to the investment world, particularly exchange traded fund (ETF) investors? Awhile back, we talked about funds that could benefit in a McCain win, as well as an overall Democratic win. Jonathon Bernstein for ETFZone believes that the most immediate and powerful impact of an Obama win would be the within the area of foreign policy. He could help to ease tensions with the Middle East and Venezuela, which would i...	May 04, 2008
Dividend ETFs Have a Range of Applications	The choices and types of dividend stocks available are numerous, and there's an exchange traded fund (ETF) for many of them. A dividend is a payment that a company makes to you as a shareholder. Judy Alstar for Rightside Advisors explains that most payments are made at predictable rates, at regular intervals. Generally, firms make special dividend payments at year's end, offer additional stock as payment, or spin-off ownership of another company. That might not be what you want, though, if yo...	April 04, 2008
67th Festival of Stocks	Welcome to the December 17, 2007 edition of the Festival of Stocks. The Festival of Stocks is a blog carnival dedicated to highlighting bloggers best posts on stock market related topics. Fat Pitch Financials is the birth place of the Festival of Stocks, and I am proud to be hosting this 67th edition of this weekly roundup. This week’s Festival of Stocks entries are listed in the order received. Given that we are just coming off a long holiday weekend, I’ve keep my editorial remarks...	December 17, 2007
Fast Money Recap & Review	Word On The StreetExchange Traded Funds (ETF) were the focus of todays show. They are a great way to get into the market without having to worry about individual names or sectors. Ratigan named two popular ETF's in the S&P 500 Index "Spiders" ETF (SPY) because it moves in tandem with the S&P and PowerShares QQQ Trust ETF (QQQQ) as it moves in tandem with the NASDAQ. Macke told us that they can be used to bet against the market as well with the UltraShort QQQ ProShares (QID) being given as...	July 04, 2007
Fast Money Recap & Review	Word On The StreetExchange Traded Funds (ETF) were the focus of todays show. They are a great way to get into the market without having to worry about individual names or sectors. Ratigan named two popular ETF's in the S&P 500 Index "Spiders" ETF (SPY) because it moves in tandem with the S&P and PowerShares QQQ Trust ETF (QQQQ) as it moves in tandem with the NASDAQ. Macke told us that they can be used to bet against the market as well with the UltraShort QQQ ProShares (QID) being given as...	July 04, 2007
Fast Money Recap & Review	Top 3 - When Will The Selling Stop, Selloff Shopping List and Select TechIn the last three days the Dow has seen a more than 400 point selloff. Bolling looks into his crystal ball here. He says the S&P will not drop lower than 1470-1490 and the NASDAQ will not drop below 1880 and this will present a serious buying opportunity. Najarian reminded that last Friday he recommended buying the 1525 puts versus the 1575 call. He talked of forgetting the June options. Ratigan gave the bottom line as...	June 08, 2007
Dividend ETFs Pay Out	Dividend focused exchange traded funds (ETFs) specialize in stocks that payout extra income to shareholders. Rob Wherry for SmartMoney.com points out one of the latest trends is investing in dividend-paying stocks, mostly due to legislation introduced four years ago. The Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act cut the tax rate on qualified dividends 15% from up to 38.6%. ETF providers who offer dividend focused ETFs include WisdomTree, Barclays, PowerShares, State Street and V...	May 11, 2007
ESI: ITT Educational 10K Gives Us Earnings Quality Concerns	By William Trent, CFA of Stock Market Beat Small Cap Watch List member ITT Educational Services (ESI) is up more than 20% year-to-date on the back of strong earnings and guidance given in January. We reviewed the recently issued 10K and came away with a few concerns over the quality of those earnings. Summary: ITT Educational Services has provided career-oriented education programs since 1969 under the “ITT Technical Institute” name. It is a leading for-profit provider of postsecon...	April 12, 2007

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