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Gary A. Gordon, MS, CFP® is the president of Pacific Park Financial, Inc., a Registered Investment Adviser with the SEC. He has more than 28 years of experience as a personal coach in “money matters,” including risk ...more

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Seven Investments That Are Beating The SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Imagine for a moment that you are not familiar with ticker symbols. Now, let me name seven contenders for your investment dollars — assets that simultaneously diversify your portfolio as well as increase your risk-adjusted performance.
3 Rate-Sensitive ETF Categories Demonstrate High-Caliber Endurance
Many of the word’s most respected economists projected the direction of interest rates at the start of the year. The average assessment? Experts collectively anticipated that the 10-year Treasury bond yield would rise from 3.03% to 3.41% by the end of 2014.
When The S&P 500 Breaks A Record, Reduce Your ETF Portfolio Risk
The S&P 500 has traded above its 200-day moving average for 394 trading sessions. That has never occurred in the history of the heralded benchmark. The previous record? 385 trading days in the mid-90s.
Are Consumer ETFs Ready To Cry Uncle?
Most folks experience anxiety about carrying any kind of debt load. Many of us do not even distinguish between the different types of debt that we owe.
Sidestepping The S&P 500 ETF Trap
Upon his passing, Warren Buffett would like a trustee to place 10% of his wife’s money in short-term government bonds and 90% in a low-cost S&P 500 index fund
Three ETF Investments For Persistent Euro Weakness
One of the key themes that I presented at the start of 2014 was the notion that capital would begin shifting abroad.
Managing ETF Portfolio Risk: Be Mindful Of Reversions To Long-Term Averages
The Internet buzzes with predictions for the next bear market. Some use fundamental analysis to make their case... Still others favor technical chart patterns...
Uber And Tech ETFs: Stupid Is As Stupid Does
Economist Hyman Minksy argued that when a private sector accumulates too much debt, an economic system buckles. Supporters of his theories point to the catastrophic effect that sub-prime mortgages had on the 2007-2009 U.S. economy.
Eventual “QE” For The Euro-Zone? Consider European Index ETFs
The European Central Bank (ECB) did not really surprise anyone with its well-telegraphed rate cuts on 6/5/2014. Yet risk assets of all shapes, sizes and geographic origins rallied a bit more than most had anticipated. Here's why...
Are Record Levels Of Consumer Credit Dangerous To Your ETF Portfolio?
Technology was the best performing sector in the five years prior to the 2000-2002 stock market bear. The acceleration of dot-com mania created a boom-to-bust scenario that few had ever seen.
3 “Risk-Off” Signs For ETF Investors
Committee members of the U.S. Federal Reserve forecast economic growth every year. Not surprisingly, investors place a great deal of faith in those projections. After all, Fed estimates may impact monetary policy. Estimates for each of the last five years turned out to be exceedingly rosy.
Buy “Value ETFs” Here, Buy “Growth ETFs” Over There
Home Depot, Target, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Staples, PetSmart, Sears, Lowe’s, Walmart. What do all of these companies have in common? They sell products to the middle class. Lately, however, these retailers have not been selling a whole of their wares to middle class consumers.
Are Precious Metals ETFs Dead In The Creek?
Gold bears have hammered the idea that the yellow metal might serve as a safe haven against political turmoil, inflation or electronic money printing. Do precious metals bears have a point?
“Old Tech” ETFs Are Better Risk-Reward Prospects Than “New Tech” ETFs
Scores of investors often regard Benjamin Graham as the grandfather of value investing. Even those who shun Graham’s methods of analyzing securities tend to revere quotes attributed to him.
Money Is Flowing Out Of U.S. Stock ETFs, Money Is Flowing Into Foreign Stock ETFs
Last week, redemptions in the ETF space involved $5.0 billion from S&P 500 proxies as well as $3.7 billion from the small-cap arena via iShares Russell 2000 (IWM) alone
Bargain ETFs Are Sitting In Plain View
Last week, at the same time that the Dow had been hitting an all-time high, the Russell 2000 had been crossing below its long-term 200-day trendline.
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