Muni Issues

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I have been opposed to municipal fund investing for a couple of years now ever since the market crash of 2008. Initially, my reasons were only fundamental in nature but in November 2010, the technical aspects turned bearish as well. Let’s first look at The WSJ’s updated report in “New Hit To Strapped States:” With the market for municipal bonds …

Sunday Musings: Predictions For The ETF Industry

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Seeking Alpha featured some interesting thoughts and upcoming changes for the ETF industry. Let’s listen in to “11 Predictions for the ETF Industry in 2011:”Last year was a very interesting one for the ETF industry, a stretch filled with both ups and downs. The industry suffered from numerous attacks that concerned investors about the possibility of an ETF collapsing and …

An All-World ETF

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Would it not be nice to be able to invest in one ETF that covers the entire world? Now you can, as IndexUniverse suggests in “Rydex launches All-World ETF:”Rydex, the Rockville, Md.-based fund sponsor known for its flagship equal-weight S&P; 500 ETF, has launched a new equally weighted fund designed to measure the equity market performance of both developed and …

No Load Fund/ETF Tracker updated through 1/13/2011

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My latest No Load Fund/ETF Tracker has been posted at:http://www.successful-investment.com/newsletter-archive.phpThe major indexes slowly but surely moved higher again pushing the S&P; 500 within less than 1% of recapturing its 1,300 level. Our Trend Tracking Index (TTI) for domestic funds/ETFs has moved above its trend line (red) by +5.60% (last week +4.82%) and remains in bullish mode. The international index has …

Picking Up Steam

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As a result of high demand for Portuguese bonds, the European debt crisis eased for the time being and got the market in rally mode early yesterday morning. The latest talk now is that Portugal may not need a bailout after all. The Fed’s beige book confirmed that the economy was growing at a moderate pace with pockets of strength …

Good Start—Mediocre Ending

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After a solid attempt to move to higher ground, the markets ran into unknown resistance yesterday, sold off, but managed to close on the positive side of the unchanged line. The drivers for yesterday’s action turned out to be higher commodity, energy and metals prices. Crude oil pushed through $91/barrel while gold rallied some $10. Interest rates were higher while …