The Dollar Gets Taken to the Woodshed; How to Play It!
The U.S. Dollar is crumbling, down 3.25% this month. Reality is finally sinking in: enormous budget deficits, out-of-control spending, monster bailouts, and banana republic tactics have put a bulls-eye on the greenback. Don’t get trampled as the dollar gets taken to the woodshed! Fortunately,...
Ron Paul: Why The Fed Must Be Audited
The history of the American banking system is a fascinating subject. Filled with intrigue, late-night Congressional approvals, and Presidential populism, our country’s official banks are not without scandal. Before the Federal Reserve Act of 1913, there were two other successful attempts to monopolize...
The Soul of an ETF
What makes an ETF an ETF? What distinguishes an Exchange-Traded Fund from other investment securities? When the first US-listed ETF, the SPDR S&P 500 (SPY), arrived on the scene in 1993 it had a number of features setting it apart from every other product that come before it. Yet in some ways...
ETFs with Surge in Value Traded for Week of 5/15/09
Here are the ten ETFs and ETNs with the largest increase in value traded (VT) for the week ending May 15, 2009. The ranking is based on a simple comparison of the five-day average value traded (closing price times volume) versus the 50-day average. Topping the list this week is SPDR DJ Euro STOXX 50...
MacroShares Oil Up/Down to Close Again
Back in 2008, the “original” MacroShares Oil Up and Oil Down pair were forced to close when the price of oil skyrocketed, driving the value of Claymore/MacroShares Oil Down (former ticker = DCR) to zero. The “new” MacroShares Oil Up/Down pair launched last July were supposed...
BRF: New Brazil Small-Cap ETF
ETF developers are slicing the pie thinner and thinner, and this time thinner might be better. Those wishing to invest in Brazil have had the very popular iShares MSCI Brazil (EWZ) available for almost nine years. EWZ is focused on the largest, most liquid Brazlian stocks. Now Van Eck Global is...
Fix Health Care, Fix The Economy
Earlier this week President Obama launched his campaign to reform the American health care system. He is not off to a good start. His White House appearance with representatives of various industry groups promised nothing more than baby steps toward cost-cutting. It won’t be enough. People...
Aussie Dollar Climbs, US Dollar Falls (FXA)
Long-term investing can be confusing. It’s hard to step back and consider the big picture – details like government reports, Fibonacci indicators, and Ponzi-scheme progenitors can divert your attention away from important trends. We at Invest With An Edge look for larger explanations when...
ETF Billion Dollar Club – May 2009
The ETF Billion Dollar Club shrank this month. This exclusive club, consisting of ETFs and ETNs with more than $1 billion of Average Daily Value Traded (ADVT), now has only 15 members based on the most recent month’s trading, down from 19 for the prior month. The four members on last month’s...
A Very Short History of the Bear Market
In retrospect we’re all geniuses. Anyone can look back on a chart and see when a market turned. But not everyone can call a bottom in the middle of the event – and no one can do it consistently. Those who claim such knowledge usually have names that rhyme with “Made-off”, as in...
