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Danger Zone 2/11/2013: Energy Sector

February 12, 2013 – 8:28 am

Investors who want exposure to this sector should buy a basket of Attractive-or-better rated stocks and avoid paying undeserved fees. Get the list of my top 20 Energy stocks to build your own portfolio.

By David Trainer | Posted in ETF Research, Stock Picks and Pans | Also tagged BlackRock Funds: BlackRock Energy & Resources Portfolio, CVX, Direxion Daily Natural Gas Related Bull 3x Shares, Energy Sector, Exxon, FSNGX, GASL, HFC, Holly Frontier Corporation, idelity Select Portfolios: Natural Gas Portfolio, SSGRX, Vanguard Energy ETF, VDE, XOM | Comments (1)

How To Find the Best Style ETFs

December 13, 2012 – 1:55 pm

Finding the best ETFs is an increasingly difficult task in a world with so many ETFs to choose from.

By David Trainer | Posted in ETF Research | Also tagged 3M, anguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF, anguard Total Stock Market ETF, CVX, Exxon MObil, IBM, IJR, IJT, International Business Machines, iShares Core S&P 500 ETF, iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF, iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Growth Index Fund, IVV, K, Kellogg, MMM, owerShares S&P 500 High Quality Portfolio, PKW, PowerShares Buyback Achievers, PowerShares QQQ, QQQ, SLYG, SPDR S&P 500, SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF, SPHQ, SPY, VIOG, VTI, XOM | Comments (2)

Forensic Accounting Says Avoid Energy & Financial Stocks

November 15, 2011 – 11:15 am

As one financial scandal follows another, it seems the good guys are having a tougher time catching the bad guys. Recent revelations about MF Global’s ponzi scheme are another reminder of how our regulatory and oversight systems seem to let whales pass through their net.

By David Trainer | Posted in General Market Comments, Stock Picks and Pans | Also tagged accounting earnings, accounting loopholes, AIG, American International Group, Annaly Capital Management, AT&T, Avalon Bay, AVB, BAC, Bank of America, C, Capital One Financial, Citigroup, CME, CME Group, COF, ConocoPhillips, COP, CVX, Devon Energy, DVN, economci earnings, El Paso Corp, EP, EQR, Equity Residential, Exxon MObil, GE, General Electric, JP Morgan, JPM, NLY, Pioneer Natural Resources, PXD, T, VNO, Vornado Realty, Well Fargo, WFC, XOM | Comments (0)

Cutting Thru the Smoke in the Energy Sector

November 8, 2011 – 10:38 am

Two of the three stocks added to our large/mid cap Most Dangerous stocks list for November are from the energy sector. Those stocks are Energy XXI (Bermuda) Ltd. (EXXI) and Superior Energy Services (SPN) – both get my very dangerous rating as do all of the Most Dangerous stocks.
All of the energy sector ETFs get a dangerous rating, which means you should sell them.

By David Trainer | Posted in ETF Research, Stock Picks and Pans | Also tagged CVX, Diamond Offshore Drilling, DIG, Direxion Daily Energy Bull 3X Shares, DO, Energy Select Sector SPDR, Energy XXI (Bermuda) Ltd., ERX, EXXI, Exxon MObil, FEG, First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund, Focus Morningstar Energy Index ETF, FXN, IEO, IEZ, iShares Dow Jones U.S. Energy Sector Fund, iShares Dow Jones U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Index Fund, iShares Dow Jones U.S. Oil Equipment & Services Index Fund, IYE, PowerShares Dynamic Energy E&P, PowerShares Dynamic Oil Services, PowerShares S&P SmallCap Energy Portfolio, predictive ETF rating, ProShares Ultra Oil & Gas, PSCE, PXE, PXJ, Rydex S&P Equal Weight Energy ETF, RYE, SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Equip & Service, SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Explor & Product, SPN, Superior Energy Services, Vanguard Energy ETF, VDE, XES, XLE, XOM, XOP | Comments (0)

Energy Sector ETFs Could Incinerate Your Savings

August 2, 2011 – 8:45 am

I recommend investors avoid all energy sector ETFs. There are no ETFs in the energy sector with an attractive-or-better rating from my methodology at New Constructs. None of the ETFs rank better than the S&P500.
Investors should sell all dangerous-rated energy sector ETFs. The five ETFs below are the worst-rated of all energy sector ETFs:

By David Trainer | Posted in ETF Research | Also tagged attractive Rating, CVX, Dangerous Rating, DIG, Direxion Daily Energy Bull 3X Shares, energy sector rating, Energy Select Sector SPDR, ERX, Exxon, FEG, First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund, First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund, Focus Morningstar Energy Index ETF, FXN, IEO, IEZ, iShares Dow Jones U.S. Energy Sector Fund, iShares Dow Jones U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Index Fund, iShares Dow Jones U.S. Oil Equipment & Services Index Fund, IYE, New Constructs predicitve ETF ratings, PowerShares Dynamic Energy, PowerShares Dynamic Energy E&P, PowerShares Dynamic Oil Services, PowerShares S&P SmallCap Energy Portfolio, predictive rating, ProShares Ultra Oil & Gas, PSCE, PXE, PXI, PXJ, QCLN, Rydex S&P Equal Weight Energy ETF, RYE, SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Equip & Service, SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Explor & Product, Vanguard Energy ETF, VDE, XES, XLE, XOM, XOP | Comments (1)

Lots Of Ugly in Energy ETFs

May 5, 2011 – 2:33 pm

We recommend investors avoid all energy sector ETFs. We found no ETFs in the sector that offer investors attractive investment merit and acceptable structural integrity. We also rate the investment merit of the top-9 energy sector ETFs.

By David Trainer | Posted in ETF Research, Stock Picks and Pans | Also tagged Baker Hughes, BHI, CVX, ETF ratings, ETF Research, exchange traded funds, Exxon MObil, IEZ, iShares Dow Jones US Energy, iShares Dow Jones US Oil Equipment & Services, IYE, OIH, Oil Service HOLDRS, PowerShares S&P SmallCap Energy Portfolio, predictive ETF rating, PSCE, Rydex S&P Equal Weight Energy, RYE, Select Sector SPDR-Energy, SLB, Slumberger, SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Equipment & Services ETF, SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF, Vanguard Energy Index, VDE, XES, XLE, XOM, XOP | Comments (1)

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