Ranking the 6 Best ETFs by Relative Performance
As more hedge funds gravitate to exchange traded funds over individual stocks, here are the six best ETFs today as measured by relative performance.
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Should You Add Thematic ETFs to Your Investment Mix?
Interest in thematic ETFs has picked up steam of late. Here's what they are, a few examples - and whether they're worth the investment.
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How to Use Sector ETFs to Trade a “Story” with Strong Technicals
Adding sector ETFs with the right "story" and the right technicals can help boost your portfolio returns, as long as you trade them properly.
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Investing in Sector ETFs
Investors looking for more than just broad exposure to U.S. equities through traditional mutual funds and ETFs frequently target funds that invest in specific types of investments or sectors. This can take the form of value funds, growth funds or sector ETFs that in...
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Why Small-Cap Stocks Are Soaring – and Why the Run is Far From Over
Small-cap stocks have been on a tear in early 2021. Can they keep it up? Here are a few reasons why the answer is yes.
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Top 3 Sector ETFs by Relative Performance
Relative Performance is a powerful tool for finding market leaders in any trading conditions. Here are three ETFs heading into 2021 strong.
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More than 22 million jobs were lost due to the coronavirus. Experts say some 22% of those jobs are gone forever.
The hardest hit industry is the service economy—especially Leisure & Hospitality. The service sector accounts for 40% of the permanent job losses the has...
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3 Sector ETFs to Avoid in October
October in an election year is historically a bad time for stocks. With that in mind, here are three sector ETFs to avoid completely.
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What a Bernie Sanders Presidency Would Mean for the Stock Market
Worried about what a Bernie Sanders presidency would mean for the stock market? Or Elizabeth Warren? Or Joe Biden? Don't fret. Here's what you need to do.
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3 Small-Cap Medical Device Stocks Soaring After Earnings
Some of the strongest performers in the small-cap health care space are small-cap medical device stocks. And these three are soaring after earnings.
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Why TEVA Stock Fell 40% in Three Days
Most biotechs have been red-hot, but Teva Pharmaceuticals (TEVA) just fell 40% in three days. Here's what happened to TEVA stock.
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The Q2 Earnings Season Angst Meter
Second-quarter earnings season is here, and it's more important to some sectors than others. Here's who's going to be sweating out the next few weeks.
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How ETFs Are Putting Mutual Fund Managers Out of Business
Thanks to ETFs, the largest asset management firm in the world is moving away from mutual fund managers. As an individual investor, you should too.
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Sectors and ETFs to Watch| Cabot Weekly Review
In this week’s stock market video, Paul Goodwin, Chief Analyst of Cabot Global Stocks Explorer (formerly Cabot Emerging Markets Investor), looks at the dramatic moves the market has made since the election and why they haven’t produced changes in the long-term direction of the Paul...
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This Silver ETF Is Why It Pays to Invest in Sector Funds
There's a silver ETF that's up 270% year to date, sparked by the recent rise in silver prices. And it is Exhibit A as to why investing in sector funds can be immensely profitable if you time it right.
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The Market’s Collapsed. Now What? A Q&A with Mike Cintolo
Mike’s Thoughts On the Market
Watch Lists, Shorting, Market Timing and More
Two Parting Thoughts
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Given all that’s gone on in the market during the past couple of weeks, we thought it best to just get to the heart of what is on investors’ minds. In following...
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The Market’s Collapsed. Now What? A Q&A with Mike Cintolo
Given all that’s gone on in the market during the past couple of weeks, we thought it best to just get to the heart of what is on investors’ minds. In the following interview, I asked Cabot’s V.P. of Investments, Mike Cintolo, for thoughts...
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Is it Time to Buy Energy and Gold Stocks?
While the vast majority of my research involves growth stocks, I do keep an eye out for potential turnaround situations. Why? Because historically, about one out of every five or six big winners will be a turnaround situation—especially in so-so economic times. the...
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My Favorite Investment Today
As Cabot’s ETF analyst, I was happy to describe an unusual ETF that has a potent logic and a strong performance.
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SPDR Consumer Staples (XLP) and SPDR Retail (XRT)
Today Stock Trader’s Almanac Analyst Christopher Mistal recommends a seasonal trade into two sector ETFs that are appropriate for all investors:
SPDR Consumer Staples (XLP) and SPDR Retail (XRT)
Historically speaking, the consumer sector tends to begin its favorable period near the end of September typically...
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