We just saw how a shift in sentiment can move markets by Japan's 20% decline from its uber-bullish peak. Could something similar happen in the U.S?

We examine the true ownership cost of owning ETFs with a few simple formulas.

Earnings growth has stalled, but the stock market has continued to rise. A recent technical breakdown in prices was averted, but the risk remains high that the market may be reaching a top.

We examine two high octane strategies for generating additional income but with lower risk.

Wall Street has a lot of tricks it uses to convince the public to continue buying equities. One of those is the constant focus on projected earnings instead of actual earnings. This strategy works for ...

Japanese stocks have lost 50% of their yearly gains and the experts are still bullish. We smell opportunity.

The industrials continue to make new highs, but its return would be that much larger if it wasn't for one major company holding it back.

How to hedge TLT and JNK, and why it was cheaper to hedge JNK with optimal puts on Friday.

Gold prices have jumped 80% since QE began in 2008. How will it react when QE finally ends?

Housing prices grew over 10% year over year and if you believe the media then it is recovering. Looking into the details helps us realize that the recovery may just be a normal dead cat bounce.

Four out of nine sectors within the S&P 500 are beating the broader stock market. Let\'s look at them.

The markets have pulled back 3% from their recent highs, but will this be just another dip buying opportunity? We know that sentiment has reached levels previously associated with major market tops, now ...

How to hedge the iShares MSCI Japan ETF after last week\'s brutal 7.3% market crash.

How to hedge the iShares MSCI Japan ETF after last week\'s brutal 7.3% market crash.

The Bank of Japan is increasing exposure to stocks and other global banks are following suit.

The S&P 500 is already up by around 15% YTD. Have equity valuations become stretched?

Equity markets have rallied since 2009, but so have bonds. Meanwhile Commodities are down and the U.S. dollar is up. These are not normal market relationships. What\'s really going on?

Here\'s one ETF that has easily beaten the white hot performance of Tesla\'s stock.

Remember: Panic selling, not panic buying is the hallmark of a market bottom in gold.

U.S. homebuilders have been on a tear, up over 400% since their lows in 2009. However, cracks are beginning to surface as lumber prices fall 20% in under two months. Is lumber warning of a slowdown in ...

You have probably noticed that whenever the U.S. markets are up, so are Asian and European. This is a new phenomena that has large implications for your portfolio.

A bull market in lunacy is one way to describe today\'s bond market.

The Federal Reserve\'s QE is pumping liquidity, but commodity prices are not responding. Are they trying to tell us something?

Ever since the Federal Reserve fired up their printing presses there have been siren calls from Gold Bugs and Dollar Bears that hyperinflation is just around the corner. So far, they\'ve been dead ...

If you own bond mutual funds, you better look underneath the hood to see if your manager is buying stocks.

Dull sectors like consumer staples and utilities now trade at a premium to the broader stock market.

Investors usually focus their risk management on the hazards they know about. However, it's frequently the risks we don't see that pose the biggest threats to our portfolios. Luckily, we have ways to protect ...

Investors usually focus their risk management on the hazards they know about. However, it's frequently the risks we don't see that pose the biggest threats to our portfolios. Luckily, we have ways to protect ...

A Fidelity survey of 1,000 top traders reveals the factors that contribute to success.

After silver and gold had their largest two day decine since 1983, gold has snapped back somewhat, but silver has lagged. When is it time to buy silver again?

Should investors start switching away from traditional market cap indexes?

Manager of the iShares launches five ETFs that screen stocks by multiple factors.

Apple broke down from its long term uptrend in November of 2012. With its price at $400, we weren't surprised, but most analysts still are. Apple is now very close to our target price and may be foreshadowing ...

The provider of alternative focused ETFs has changed from MSCI to FTSE on two euro funds.

Sinking copper prices could be an early warning sign for equity investors of a bumpy ride ahead. Ignore the copper market's bearish action to your own peril.

New series of funds will target international stocks with quality screening factors.

On 4/12 gold fell over 4% on its way to its final support level. And on 4/15 that support failed massively as the both gold and silver continue to trend lower.

"Into the streets they will throw their silver, and an abhorrent thing their own gold will become." - Ezekiel 7:19

As Europe's banking crisis worsens and as Wall Street's madmen tell the public to buy high, the 'currency of last resort' has been misbehaving. And for anyone with the wrong gold strategy, it's becoming ...

Since 2009 the Technology Sector was a leader to the upside, that is until the Fall of 2012. Since then one of its major holdings and leaders has become a laggard in the index. This is a warning sign that ...

Funds use 300% daily leverage to Brazil and South Korean stocks.

When Wall Street was bearish bonds and bullish stocks behind the rallying cry of the "great rotation" we were warning that the facts just weren't supporting such a scenario. In the meantime buying ...

Both funds are managed by venerable Bill Gross, but fees and returns for both are quite different.

Stocks sold off last week, but is this just another opportunity for dip buyers? Our analysis suggests that we are likely a lot nearer a market top than a market bottom. We are watching a few key support ...

Albert Einstein once said, "The last thing to collapse is the surface." While that observation is stark, it perfectly describes most things in life, including financial markets.

Earlier this year Japanese Yen sentiment was extremely bearish. That continues still today. However, today we also now have a confirmed trend change in the Yen and are watching Japanese Equities closely ...

As Europe's banking crisis worsens and as Wall Street's madmen tell the public to buy high, the 'currency of last resort' has been misbehaving. And for anyone with the wrong gold strategy, it's becoming ...

Wall Street Analysts still have an average price target above $600 for Apple. These same analysts had targets approaching $800 at Apple's price peak and following them would have left you with a potential ...