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4 ETFs to Maximize on This Market Rotation
January 24, 2022 Big Picture. Big Profits., Economy, Investment Opportunities
Last week, growth stocks dropped into correction territory as investors scrambled to reposition themselves for a Fed-dominated year. Many analysts and the talking heads are saying now is the perfect time to buy the dip. This is true, but only if you do it smartly. That's why, in today's installment of Your Money Matters, Ted Bauman and Clint Lee evaluate the market metrics to help you make the most profitable decision. They consider what sectors stand to make the most. That's where you want to go fishing. And they discuss if there is a universal method you can apply to all sectors. Finally, they give you the details of four ETFs to invest in to maximize this market rotation. The Stock Market Is Losing Its Skittles
January 19, 2022 Big Picture. Big Profits., Investing
After finally receiving a decent snowfall in Ohio this weekend, I did what I normally do. I took my kids sledding at a nearby park. Down the hill, then charging back up … rinse and repeat. I did my best to keep up with them, but I eventually ran out of gas, while I marveled […] Mean Reversion: The Simplest Strategy for Sell-Offs
January 11, 2022 Investing, Trading Strategies, True Options Masters
Other traders may panic-sell or go bargain hunting — but Mike Carr uses this mean reversion strategy to profit from a sell-off. The Fed’s Double Game Puts the Hurt on Growth Stocks
January 10, 2022 Big Picture. Big Profits., Education, U.S. Economy
Two powerful forces have closed in on growth stocks: The Fed and the pandemic. But, what does this mean for the rest of the market? Are we seeing a dot-com peak followed by a waterfall decline … or is this just a rotation that smart investors can profit from? In today’s Your Money Matters, Ted Bauman and Clint Lee discuss the fall of growth indexes, the Fed’s tapering timeline and how you can protect and grow your portfolio. Prepare for the Reversal of the Perpetual Motion Machine
January 3, 2022 Big Picture. Big Profits., Economy, Investing
“Active managers” are hedge and mutual funds that constantly trade in and out of stocks to outperform the market. The opposite of active management is (you guessed it!) passive management, also known as indexing. An index fund holds stocks from a specific segment of the market, or index. Each stock is held in exact proportion to its weight in that index. The most common form of indexing is exchange-traded funds (ETFs). If you want to invest in the S&P 500, for example, you buy the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY). As the index performs, so the fund performs. If active managers are supposed to be so good, why do they keep underperforming the market and passive index funds? And what could change that? The answer will surprise you…