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All tables updated through Wednesday, November 19, 2008.
Looking to invest and not sure what to buy?
If you are looking for a simple buy and hold portfolio and at-most once a year rebalancing, look no further than these Lazy Portfolios that we have profiled. Their latest performance numbers are here.
That’s it, you are done. You are well ahead of the majority of the money managers and actively managed mutual funds out there.
If you are the adventurous kind, we would recommend putting atleast 80% of your money in one of the Lazy Portfolios. See how you do with remaining maximum of 20% first before you jump with everything into Tactical Asset Allocation.
Now that you are settled with a Lazy Portfolio and are looking for some action…
Start with the Asset Class Strength page. Here you can see the current state of Stocks, Bonds and Commodities. You can also see how they have performed in the recent past.
The Asset Class Strength page will tell you where to put your money today, if at all. If any asset class is ‘red’, it may be best to wait it out for now. Once it enters the yellow zone, start with small percent of your money first and wait a week and see it the trend is building up.
The Asset Class strength page, and related three ETFs, are all that you need to beat the star money managers.
Let’s say you have perused the Asset Class Strength page and now know where to put your money, read on…
- If you choose to invest in Stocks…
You can either buy a broad market fund and be done with it. Our ETF rankings and signals page can help you choose any ETF, including one which invests in a broad US Stock market index.
If you are looking for a particular size fund, as in Large-cap, Mid-cap or Small-cap; or a style fund, as in growth or value; or a combination of size and style, my Style/Size strength page would be an excellent starting point to determine what is in favor. For the Sector investor, there is a page for you too :-). If you are looking to invest outside the united states, you will find the Country strength page very helpful.
In either case, once you know which narrow asset class you’d like to invest in, you can come back to the ETF rankings page to find that best fund for you.
- Should you prefer Commodities…
Your next question should be whether to put the money in Energy, Grains, Livestock, Precious Metals or Industrials. The Commodity Strength page can help you answer that question. Armed with the information, you can view all the Commodity ETFs that maxmoneyblog.com tracks here. You could also get to this page from the main ETF rankings page.
- Finally, if Bonds fascinate you, our preference is TLT or the 20+ year bond. There is a new Vanguard Long Bond ETF too, but we need to let it build some history first. You will, however, find lots of arguments in literature against buying the long term bond. But we leave that to you. You can find the bond rankings from the main ETF rankings page.
If there is an ETF that you’d like us to track, do leave a comment, or send an email to info@maxmoneyblog.com.
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November 19th, 2008
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Note: ETF rankings and signals are for educational purposes only and should not interpreted as an investment advice.
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Top Performing ETFs
July 30th, 2008
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July 20th, 2008
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Overall Top Performers
July 14th, 2008
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Overall Top Performers
July 6th, 2008
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Today’s Top Performing ETFs
| Index |
Ticker |
Sector |
Close |
Today’s Change |
One Week Return |
One Month Return |
Three Months Return |
Six Months Return |
One Year Return |
| HHN |
HealthShares Neuroscience |
Specialty-Health |
26.72 |
5.86% |
25.86% |
14.88% |
22.12% |
19.93% |
8.93% |
| DBS |
PowerShares DB Silver |
Specialty-Precious Metals |
33.40 |
3.95% |
8.51% |
7.99% |
4.57% |
20.19% |
38.45% |
| SLV |
iShares Silver Trust |
Specialty-Precious Metals |
179.00 |
3.69% |
8.54% |
7.56% |
3.79% |
21.79% |
42.20% |
| EEV |
UltraShort MSCI Emerging Mrkts ProShares |
Bear Market |
78.00 |
3.19% |
2.90% |
20.80% |
3.20% |
7.32% |
10.42% |
| DAG |
DB Agriculture Double Long ETN |
Specialty-Natural Res |
27.74 |
2.78% |
6.24% |
24.51% |
8.23% |
8.23% |
8.23% |
| DGP |
DB Gold Double Long ETN |
Specialty-Precious Metals |
23.40 |
2.68% |
11.59% |
10.38% |
6.07% |
-8.95% |
-8.95% |
| QLD |
Ultra QQQ ProShares |
Large Blend |
75.27 |
2.62% |
-4.55% |
-14.88% |
-1.37% |
-24.11% |
-17.80% |
| EOH |
Opta Lehman Cmdty Pure Beta Agric TR ETN |
Specialty-Natural Res |
56.84 |
2.45% |
6.44% |
17.22% |
24.16% |
11.89% |
11.89% |
| USV |
E-TRACS UBS Bloomberg CMCI Silver ETN |
Specialty-Precious Metals |
26.76 |
2.41% |
8.21% |
11.45% |
3.76% |
3.76% |
3.76% |
| IAT |
iShares Dow Jones US Regional Banks |
Specialty-Financial |
27.21 |
2.37% |
-2.84% |
-18.61% |
-25.95% |
-26.19% |
-43.32% |
| SMN |
UltraShort Basic Materials ProShares |
Bear Market |
29.52 |
2.32% |
5.47% |
3.15% |
-19.91% |
-27.01% |
-41.10% |
| KBE |
KBW Bank ETF |
Specialty-Financial |
29.31 |
2.30% |
-4.34% |
-19.59% |
-28.25% |
-31.11% |
-45.42% |
| EFU |
UltraShort MSCI EAFE ProShares |
Bear Market |
91.20 |
2.30% |
3.46% |
19.70% |
14.09% |
23.66% |
35.85% |
| BBH |
Biotech HOLDRs |
Specialty-Health |
172.60 |
2.14% |
3.08% |
2.84% |
0.93% |
8.70% |
3.51% |
| EIS |
iShares MSCI Israel Cap Invest Mkt Index |
Diversified Emerging Mkts |
56.07 |
2.04% |
0.59% |
-2.16% |
11.36% |
14.27% |
14.27% |
| XHB |
SPDR S&P Homebuilders |
Mid-Cap Blend |
16.76 |
2.01% |
-6.58% |
-14.75% |
-28.69% |
-12.59% |
-43.61% |
| XBI |
SPDR S&P Biotech |
Specialty-Health |
58.76 |
2.00% |
2.66% |
0.19% |
8.09% |
0.14% |
15.05% |
| RMS |
Rydex Inverse 2x S&P MidCap 400 |
Bear Market |
80.90 |
1.94% |
7.74% |
12.96% |
-3.88% |
5.55% |
7.63% |
| GDX |
Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF |
Specialty-Precious Metals |
49.53 |
1.93% |
12.41% |
6.72% |
2.38% |
8.07% |
29.67% |
| FUE |
ELEMENTS MLCX Biofuels Index TR ETN |
Specialty-Natural Res |
11.91 |
1.88% |
6.15% |
17.57% |
19.22% |
19.10% |
19.10% |
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July 1st, 2008
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Today’s Top Performing ETFs
| Index |
Ticker |
Sector |
Close |
Today’s Change |
One Week Return |
One Month Return |
Three Months Return |
Six Months Return |
One Year Return |
| HRJ |
HealthShares European Drugs |
Specialty-Health |
21.58 |
9.27% |
-2.53% |
-5.56% |
0.56% |
-7.34% |
-16.78% |
| ADZ |
DB Agriculture Short ETN |
Bear Market |
23.26 |
6.80% |
-1.86% |
-14.14% |
-5.02% |
-5.02% |
-5.02% |
| AGA |
DB Agriculture Double Short ETN |
Bear Market |
21.11 |
6.78% |
-3.43% |
-27.43% |
-12.59% |
-12.59% |
-12.59% |
| FDD |
First Trust DJ STOXX Select Dividend 30 |
Europe Stock |
18.93 |
5.75% |
-5.30% |
-20.18% |
-29.16% |
-34.49% |
-33.96% |
| UPW |
Ultra Utilities ProShares |
Specialty-Utilities |
76.94 |
4.61% |
-1.84% |
-2.09% |
11.72% |
-8.54% |
3.22% |
| EWU |
iShares MSCI United Kingdom Index |
Europe Stock |
20.72 |
4.54% |
-1.03% |
-7.02% |
-5.10% |
-13.12% |
-14.19% |
| HHN |
HealthShares Neuroscience |
Specialty-Health |
25.24 |
3.95% |
9.17% |
10.70% |
15.62% |
13.29% |
3.19% |
| SKF |
UltraShort Financials ProShares |
Bear Market |
156.63 |
3.91% |
11.48% |
42.01% |
55.89% |
54.77% |
114.91% |
| PJO |
PowerShares FTSE RAFI Japan |
Japan Stock |
45.16 |
3.55% |
-0.86% |
-6.48% |
4.64% |
-6.33% |
-8.62% |
| SJH |
UltraShort Russell2000 Value ProShares |
Bear Market |
101.34 |
3.12% |
9.99% |
20.42% |
11.76% |
15.92% |
46.03% |
| DIG |
Ultra Oil & Gas ProShares |
Specialty-Natural Res |
120.84 |
3.02% |
-1.52% |
5.08% |
31.71% |
12.97% |
41.09% |
| PCY |
PowerShares Emerging Mkts Sovereign Debt |
Emerging Markets Bond |
24.77 |
2.95% |
0.20% |
-4.10% |
-3.20% |
-1.53% |
0.23% |
| TTH |
Telecom HOLDRs |
Specialty-Communications |
30.53 |
2.66% |
-0.98% |
-11.60% |
-8.03% |
-20.42% |
-20.26% |
| UTH |
Utilities HOLDRs |
Specialty-Utilities |
134.83 |
2.66% |
-0.73% |
0.09% |
6.43% |
-0.84% |
9.59% |
| XOP |
SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Prod |
Specialty-Natural Res |
70.28 |
2.52% |
-1.54% |
8.59% |
29.13% |
33.87% |
53.59% |
| REW |
UltraShort Technology ProShares |
Bear Market |
64.87 |
2.48% |
8.23% |
19.83% |
-2.40% |
25.91% |
9.58% |
| XLU |
Utilities Select Sector SPDR |
Specialty-Utilities |
40.70 |
2.44% |
-1.12% |
-0.74% |
5.36% |
-3.77% |
5.89% |
| TWM |
UltraShort Russell2000 ProShares |
Bear Market |
78.80 |
2.42% |
7.81% |
16.80% |
3.16% |
14.40% |
28.70% |
| EDV |
Vanguard Extended Dur Tre Idx ETF |
Long Government |
95.59 |
2.40% |
3.95% |
5.52% |
-0.94% |
0.50% |
0.06% |
| RYU |
Rydex S&P Equal Weight Utilities |
Specialty-Utilities |
56.75 |
2.27% |
0.04% |
-2.76% |
6.25% |
-6.32% |
-3.68% |
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July 1st, 2008
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FTSE has launched a new global alternative energy index. The FTSE Environmental Opportunities All-Share Index is made up close to 500 companies that are involved with alternative energy, water and waste management efforts.
The new index has hit the ground running and has already been licensed by Russell Investments.
How is it different from other alternative energy indices, you ask? To be able to qualify for the new index a company only has to have a minimum of 20% of its revenue from environmental friendly endeavors. The other indices require that atleast 50% of the revenue come from such efforts. This restriction implies that only smaller companies are able to qualify for the ‘traditional’ alternative energy indices while the new index favors established companies that are transforming into more environmental friendly.
June 25th, 2008
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Zacks.com submits:
Canadian Solar, Inc. (CSIQ) reported very strong first-quarter results on May 13 that included a dramatic turn-around in net income, which advanced to $18.99 million from a loss of $3.85 million in the same period last year. Not to be outdone, just two days ago the company boosted its full-year 2008 revenue guidance, which gave its stock price a very nice jolt. Moving forward, with alternative energy companies generating more attention and business because of sky-rocketing fossil fuel costs, Canadian Solar should be well positioned to cash in on the trend.
Canadian Solar, Inc. develops solar modules that convert sunlight into electricity, and sells its products to a wide variety of international markets such as Germany and China. The company was founded in 2001, carries a market cap of $1.35 billion and is headquartered in Markham, Canada.
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June 22nd, 2008
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Jason Neault submits:
By Jason Neault
The much anticipated First Trust ISE Global Wind Energy ETF (FAN) launched this week with healthy trading volume and a tight spread. Renewable energy has been a hot topic as of late, especially wind energy because of its low cost, and high efficiency. With the launch of this new fund, investors now have a chance to profit from companies in the wind energy business, as well as companies that will be entering the space.
The First Trust ISE Global Wind Energy ETF (FAN) will aim to track the ISE Global Wind Energy Index. The index is comprised of companies that provide goods and services to the wind energy industry, and companies “determined to be significant participants in the wind energy industry despite not being exclusive to such industryâ€. In order to be considered for the index, the company must be engaged in some aspect of the wind energy industry such as manufacturing or design of machinery, distribution of materials, management of a wind farm, or distribution of wind generated electricity. The current top ten of the 52 holdings in the fund are as follows:
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June 20th, 2008
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